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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. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Fishing and carpentry
(b) Carpentry and writing
(c) Fishing and sailing
(d) Surveying and geocaching

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

3. What is obscuring the actual peak for the team climbing in #151, making it look much closer than it actually is?
(a) Shadows
(b) A ridge
(c) Heavy clouds
(d) Snowfall

4. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?
(a) Bored
(b) Nervous
(c) Alarmed
(d) Excited

5. Who is the one person Krakauer is not able to interview for the article he wrote for the magazine?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Gau
(c) Martin Adams
(d) David Brashears

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Harris and __________ are leading the group on the way to Camp Two.

3. What does Krakauer help the Sherpas chop ice for when they get back to camp?

4. What kind of role does Krakauer think Bourkeev sees himself as one of the guides?

5. Which leader of the South African group does not appear to be doing well?

(see the answer key)

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