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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. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Hillary and Hall
(b) Hillary and Tenzing
(c) Tenzing and Waugh
(d) Fischer and Tenzing
2. Who is assisting Pittman, causing him to fall behind and not be the leader as he was meant to be?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Lopsang
(d) Scott Fischer
3. Who admits he perhaps did not always speak up to the other guides when he should have?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Rob Hall
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Neil Beidleman
4. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?
(a) Sir Edward Willings
(b) Sir Andrew Waugh
(c) Sir Phineas Fogg
(d) Sir Edmund Hillary
5. What does Krakauer develop as he is descending Icefall?
(a) Stomachache
(b) Headache
(c) Stiff legs
(d) Blindness in one eye
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his tank of oxygen in order to conserve oxygen?
2. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?
3. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?
4. Where does Krakauer plan to go for more oxygen?
5. Who removes his mask and does not use it as they begin their descent?
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