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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. From what country is the answer to #27?
(a) Kahzakstan
(b) India
(c) New Zealand
(d) United States

2. Which of the guides have already become ill as a result of the conditions at Lobuje?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Rob Hall

3. Who gives the injured person in #137 his spare canister of oxygen?
(a) Lopsang
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Neil Beidleman
(d) John Krakauer

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

5. What is keeping the men in the tent from getting out of their sleeping bags?
(a) Headaches
(b) The cold
(c) Snow piles
(d) Lack of water

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

2. Krakauer believes climbing Everest is not about the adrenaline rush, but it is 'more about ___________."

3. Who is coming down the mountain after traveling from sea level to the top of Everest?

4. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.

5. What is the acronym for the illness Topche comes down with?

(see the answer key)

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