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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everest Base Camp: May 13, 1996 - 17,600 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who removes his mask and does not use it as they begin their descent?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Doug Hansen

2. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?
(a) Sir Andrew Waugh
(b) Sir Edmund Hillary
(c) Sir Edward Willings
(d) Sir Phineas Fogg

3. What has Krakauer worried when he reaches the summit, so much so that he can not enjoy his time there?
(a) Lack of food
(b) The appearance of Hall
(c) Low oxygen
(d) The weather

4. Fischer is from _________.
(a) Portland
(b) Spokane
(c) Seattle
(d) Boston

5. Many people on the mountain with Krakauer, he says, are 'marginally qualified ____________. '
(a) Athletes
(b) Dreamers
(c) Climbers
(d) Explorers

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mount Everest's first official name?

2. Whose advice does Krakauer seek out as he deals with the horrors of the aftermath of the tragedy?

3. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?

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

5. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.

(see the answer key)

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