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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lhotse Face: April 29, 1996 - 23,400 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
(a) Tiya
(b) Kata
(c) Moco
(d) Kama

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

3. What causes the brain damage in the Sherpa?
(a) Poison
(b) Bacteria
(c) Cancer
(d) Lack of oxygen

4. In 1852, who takes a complete survey of India in order to find out more about this land that is their colony now?
(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Britain

5. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.
(a) Thin air
(b) Rough terrain
(c) Heat
(d) Bad weather

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is suspected to have frostbite and a frozen larynx?

2. What is keeping the men in the tent from getting out of their sleeping bags?

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

4. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?

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

(see the answer key)

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