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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What causes the brain damage in the Sherpa?
(a) Bacteria
(b) Poison
(c) Cancer
(d) Lack of oxygen
2. What is the name of the large chunks into which the glacier breaks?
(a) Seracs
(b) Richets
(c) Slomas
(d) Stalagmites
3. In what is Base Camp located?
(a) Underground
(b) Dense forest
(c) Natural ampitheatre
(d) Large cave
4. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Greg Ball
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Scott Fischer
5. Where do the climbers who find Wilson's body bury him?
(a) Tibet
(b) They don't
(c) A crevasse
(d) Nepal
6. What was Mount Everest's first official name?
(a) Mountain X
(b) Peak XV
(c) Peak X
(d) Mountain XV
7. The Icefall is a dangerous area that is laid out in ropes and _____________.
(a) Aluminum ladders
(b) Fishing lines
(c) Bridges
(d) Poles
8. What does Krakauer find on a short hike up from Camp Two?
(a) A kata
(b) A rogue camp
(c) A spare oxygen tank
(d) A dead body
9. Who is the retired colonel who enjoys climbing because it gives him a mission in his new civilian life?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) John Taske
10. Krakauer sees a dead body wrapped in a ______________ as they are climbing their second acclimatization climb.
(a) White sheet
(b) Red sheet
(c) Silver wrap
(d) Blue sheet
11. What does Krakauer notice about the Sherpas' culture when they arrive in Namche?
(a) How old they are
(b) How disrespectful they are
(c) How many there are
(d) American clothing and movies
12. What is the answer to #93's other main role for Fischer's group?
(a) Rope Expert
(b) Base Camp Manager
(c) End Climber
(d) Guide
13. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?
(a) Dick Bass
(b) Robert Menis
(c) Richard Mills
(d) Doug Hansen
14. Many people on the mountain with Krakauer, he says, are 'marginally qualified ____________. '
(a) Climbers
(b) Dreamers
(c) Explorers
(d) Athletes
15. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Hillary and Hall
(b) Hillary and Tenzing
(c) Tenzing and Waugh
(d) Fischer and Tenzing
Short Answer Questions
1. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?
2. What role is Krakauer becoming less comfortable in, as the climbers in his group have not been told of the actual reason for his presence?
3. Harris and __________ are leading the group on the way to Camp Two.
4. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
5. From what country is the answer to #27?
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