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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 described as a difficult man who has deceived many people and created enemies on the mountain?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Woodall
(d) Rob Hall

2. Who almost falls off the side of the rock face because he tries to climb before the ropes are secured?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Namba
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) John Krakauer

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

4. What is the answer to #93's other main role for Fischer's group?
(a) End Climber
(b) Rope Expert
(c) Guide
(d) Base Camp Manager

5. Who is in charge of making medical decisions for Fischer's group, although she has no altitude experience?
(a) Ingrid Hunt
(b) John Terrence
(c) Helen Wilton
(d) Sue Mackenzie

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ang Dorje called by the other climbers in the group?

2. Who admits he perhaps did not always speak up to the other guides when he should have?

3. Who does Krakauer help when they reach Camp One?

4. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?

5. What is on the trail that slows down the hikers as they move along the glacier?

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