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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After whom is Mount Everest named?
(a) Annabelle Everest
(b) Sir George Everest
(c) No one
(d) Sir Joseph Evers

2. Who gives a call to Groom, telling him to call off the climb?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Jeremy Watson
(d) Rob Hall

3. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?
(a) Tukha
(b) Nepal
(c) Katmandu
(d) Lukla

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

5. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.
(a) Lulka
(b) Pheriche
(c) Lobogi
(d) Mache

6. Who does Krakauer see climbing up to the summit and who appears as looking beat?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Scott Fischer

7. Hall says it's actually easy to get up the mountain, "The trick is get down _________."
(a) Without falling
(b) In time
(c) In one piece
(d) Alive

8. How many people in Hall's group (besides Hall) have ever climbed above 8,000 feet?
(a)
(b) All
(c) 1
(d) 3

9. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.
(a) Lightning
(b) Rain patterns
(c) Sunset
(d) Cloud formation

10. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Mountain Explorers
(b) Everest Evertons
(c) Mountain Madness
(d) Adventure Consultants

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

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

13. What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?
(a) New boots
(b) Thin jackets
(c) Fingerless gloves
(d) White gear

14. What doesn't Base Camp have as one of its many luxurious amenities?
(a) Hot water
(b) Hot tubs
(c) Electricity
(d) Satellite phone

15. Who is critical of the treatment of the Sherpa by Fischer's medical team?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Mike Groom
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Rob Hall

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what is Base Camp located?

3. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?

4. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?

5. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.

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