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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summit: 1:25 p.m., May 10, 1996 - 29,028 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is concerned that neither Fischer nor any of his other clients have reached the top at this point?
(a) Neil Beidleman
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Mike Groom

3. What doesn't Base Camp have as one of its many luxurious amenities?
(a) Electricity
(b) Hot water
(c) Satellite phone
(d) Hot tubs

4. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Andy Harris
(d) David Brashears

5. How many people in Hall's group (besides Hall) have ever climbed above 8,000 feet?
(a)
(b) All
(c) 3
(d) 1

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?

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

3. What is the name of the part on the climb where the glacier fractures into large chunks?

4. Which team does Krakauer think he sees through his camera lens as he looks up at the summit?

5. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?

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