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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. From what country is the answer to #27?
(a) India
(b) Kahzakstan
(c) New Zealand
(d) United States

2. What kind of role does Krakauer think Bourkeev sees himself as one of the guides?
(a) Tour guide
(b) Assisting
(c) Medical
(d) Technical

3. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.
(a) Anatoli Bourkeev
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Michael Biedleman

4. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Anatoli Bourkeev

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems to act like a sort of mayor in the 'town' of Base Camp?

2. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

3. What is the acronym for the illness Topche comes down with?

4. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?

5. Krakauer considers himself to be _____ to think he has what it takes to climb Everest.

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