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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. Krakauer believes climbing Everest is not about the adrenaline rush, but it is 'more about ___________."
(a) Making it
(b) Enduring pain
(c) Surviving
(d) Loving struggles

2. Where did the team wait until the lines were put into place?
(a) South Col
(b) Camp Three
(c) Balcony
(d) Icefall

3. What does the team Krakauer saw in his camera lens come back to Camp Four to report?
(a) Bad weather prevented them from reaching the top
(b) Illness throughout their team
(c) They reached the summit
(d) They lost 2 men on the team

4. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?
(a) Pride
(b) Willingness
(c) Snobbery
(d) Desire

5. What is so special about the man who is the answer to #27?
(a) He does not speak English.
(b) He has not climbed Everest before.
(c) He has climbed Everest ten times.
(d) He is already wearing his gear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Fischer when he reaches the Everest summit because he feels indebted to him?

2. The route on this first climb is over the Khumbu Glacier which is in the part called ________________.

3. What is Krakauer impatient about as he runs out of oxygen?

4. Which team does Krakauer think he sees through his camera lens as he looks up at the summit?

5. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?

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