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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 16, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) German
(b) Rob Hall's
(c) Scott Fischer's
(d) South African

2. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?
(a) Sir Edward Willings
(b) Sir Andrew Waugh
(c) Sir Edmund Hillary
(d) Sir Phineas Fogg

3. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.
(a) Lulka
(b) Pheriche
(c) Lobogi
(d) Mache

4. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?
(a) Dick Bass
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Robert Menis
(d) Richard Mills

5. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Sherpas
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Doug Hansen

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Harris' wife's occupation?

2. After whom is Mount Everest named?

3. What is the answer to #93's other main role for Fischer's group?

4. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?

5. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?

(see the answer key)

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