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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 suspected to have frostbite and a frozen larynx?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Rob Hall

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

3. Which magazine does Krakauer query in order to climb Mount Everest for a story?
(a) Field and Stream
(b) Outside
(c) The Rock
(d) Mountain Climbing

4. Hall says, "I think it's pretty unlikely that we'll get through this season without something ______ happening up high."
(a) Good
(b) Bad
(c) Miraculous
(d) Disastraous

5. Who looked to be the strongest, but is worn out by the quick pace at the start?
(a) Frank Fischbeck
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) John Taske

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the team wait until the lines were put into place?

2. What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?

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

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

5. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?

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