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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What client was controversial to be included in the Everest climb?
(a) Fox.
(b) Kruse.
(c) Madsen.
(d) Adams.

2. Where did Mountain Madness get its oxygen from?
(a) Poisk.
(b) Fischer.
(c) Lincare.
(d) Henry Todd.

3. Who were Ngima Kale and Lopsang Jangbu?
(a) Porters.
(b) Cooks.
(c) Sherpas.
(d) Guides.

4. Where did the clients from the United States fly out of?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Houston.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. At base camp, how did Adventure Consultants mark their territory?
(a) They used New Zealand flags to make a border.
(b) They put up caution tape around their tents.
(c) They made a circle of tents.
(d) They painted NZ on rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a typical meal on the mountain?

2. Boukreev's acclimation plan included how many ascents?

3. Who did Boukreev assist down from Camp III because of altitude sickness?

4. What was Hunt's role for Mountain Madness?

5. What concerned Adams about the way the expedition was being managed?

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