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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 4

2. The Icefall is a dangerous area that is laid out in ropes and _____________.
(a) Fishing lines
(b) Bridges
(c) Aluminum ladders
(d) Poles

3. What does Krakauer find on a short hike up from Camp Two?
(a) A spare oxygen tank
(b) A kata
(c) A dead body
(d) A rogue camp

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

5. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Robert Menis
(c) Dick Bass
(d) Richard Mills

6. Who looked to be the strongest, but is worn out by the quick pace at the start?
(a) Frank Fischbeck
(b) John Taske
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Doug Hansen

7. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?
(a) Matthew Good
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Jeremy Stillwater
(d) David Brashears

8. What quality is Krakauer impressed with as the answer to #110 comes down the mountain?
(a) His discipline
(b) His determination
(c) His strength
(d) His speed

9. Who is Krakauer impressed with in his group because he keeps up a steady pace?
(a) Frank Fischbeck
(b) Rob Hall
(c) John Taske
(d) Doug Hansen

10. The route on this first climb is over the Khumbu Glacier which is in the part called ________________.
(a) Western Cwm
(b) Icefall Danger
(c) South Col
(d) Glacier Fall

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

12. Which magazine does Krakauer query in order to climb Mount Everest for a story?
(a) Field and Stream
(b) The Rock
(c) Mountain Climbing
(d) Outside

13. What did Fischer climb Everest without in order to attract attention to his climbing skills and services?
(a) Gear
(b) Oxygen
(c) Boots
(d) Food

14. How many camps are above Base Camp, according to Krakauer's description of the mountain?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3

15. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) German
(b) South African
(c) Rob Hall's
(d) Scott Fischer's

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krakauer notice about the Sherpas' culture when they arrive in Namche?

2. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?

3. Fischer is from _________.

4. What is keeping the men in the tent from getting out of their sleeping bags?

5. Sherpas that have reached the summit are highly _________ in the community in which they live.

(see the answer keys)

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