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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everest Base Camp: April 12, 1996 - 17,600 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Andy Harris' wife's name, as Krakauer finds out from hiking with him?
(a) Mary Richardson
(b) Fiona Stevenson
(c) Lola Harris
(d) Maddie Lane

2. In what year did the Mount Everest tragedy as described in the book take place among the climbers in Rob Hall's and Scott Fischer's teams?
(a) 1997
(b) 1994
(c) 1995
(d) 1996

3. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Fishing and sailing
(b) Surveying and geocaching
(c) Fishing and carpentry
(d) Carpentry and writing

4. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.
(a) Anatoli Bourkeev
(b) Michael Biedleman
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Rob Hall

5. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?
(a) French
(b) German
(c) Indian
(d) British

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final destination of the first hike of the climbers in Rob Hall's group?

2. In what is Base Camp located?

3. What is the cruising altitude of the plane that makes Krakauer realize how absurd it seems to climb that distance as it is so close to Everest's summit measurement?

4. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?

5. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.

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