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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 radios in that he is very tired when he is at the summit, then complains about how he doesn't feel well?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Lopsang
(d) Doug Hansen

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

3. Who does Fischer actually depend on for financial support for his climbing?
(a) His parents
(b) His wife
(c) His brother
(d) His partner

4. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?
(a) Climb Mount Everest by the West Ridge route
(b) Climb Mount Everest by the Nepal entrance
(c) Climb Everest without oxygen
(d) Climg Mount Everest without a guide

5. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
(a) Kata
(b) Tiya
(c) Moco
(d) Kama

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?

2. What is obscuring the actual peak for the team climbing in #151, making it look much closer than it actually is?

3. After whom is Mount Everest named?

4. Who was told via a phone at Base Camp and Hutchison's message that Harris had made it down safely into Camp?

5. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.

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