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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Northeast Ridge: May 10, 1996 - 28,550 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Krakauer plan to go for more oxygen?
(a) Camp Two
(b) Base Camp
(c) South Summit
(d) Camp Three

2. Krakauer considers himself to be _____ to think he has what it takes to climb Everest.
(a) Confident
(b) Courageous
(c) Delusional
(d) An expert

3. Who seems to act like a sort of mayor in the 'town' of Base Camp?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Andy Harris

4. Which climbers were found ill, but alive, although no one stopped to help them?
(a) Japanese
(b) Chinese
(c) South African
(d) Indian

5. From whom does Rob Hall attract criticism?
(a) Dalai Lama
(b) Sir Edmund Hillary
(c) Greg Ball
(d) Scott Fischer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?

3. Who asks Krakauer to clear the ice from his oxygen equipment in order to make sure it's functioning?

4. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?

5. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.

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