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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. What does Krakauer develop as he is descending Icefall?
(a) Blindness in one eye
(b) Stomachache
(c) Stiff legs
(d) Headache

2. What is the name of the large chunks into which the glacier breaks?
(a) Slomas
(b) Seracs
(c) Stalagmites
(d) Richets

3. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Tenzing and Waugh
(b) Hillary and Hall
(c) Hillary and Tenzing
(d) Fischer and Tenzing

4. What is on the trail that slows down the hikers as they move along the glacier?
(a) Snow
(b) Trees
(c) Ice
(d) Rain

5. After whom is Mount Everest named?
(a) Sir George Everest
(b) Annabelle Everest
(c) Sir Joseph Evers
(d) No one

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?

2. Doug Hansen and __________ are being led up to the summit by Rob Hall as Krakauer begins his descent.

3. Who is Krakauer impressed with in his group because he keeps up a steady pace?

4. Sherpas that have reached the summit are highly _________ in the community in which they live.

5. Where do the climbers who find Wilson's body bury him?

(see the answer key)

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