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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. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?
(a) Anatoli Bourkeev
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Scott Fischer

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

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

4. What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?
(a) Schoening
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Rob Hall

5. Fischer is from _________.
(a) Boston
(b) Seattle
(c) Portland
(d) Spokane

Short Answer Questions

1. What is so special about the man who is the answer to #27?

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

3. 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?

4. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?

5. The Icefall is a dangerous area that is laid out in ropes and _____________.

(see the answer key)

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