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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fischer arrived in Nepal, how many days away were his clients?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 days.

2. What was Karen Dickinson's job at Mountain Madness?
(a) Safety officer.
(b) Business manager.
(c) Equipment manager.
(d) Sponsorship director.

3. Before the Everest climb, what was Boukreev's reaction to Fischer asking him to secure clients for another climb after Everest?
(a) Solemn.
(b) Angry.
(c) Dissapointed.
(d) Surprised.

4. What were the ages of Ngima and Lopsang?
(a) 40 and 32.
(b) 30 and 25.
(c) 35 and 18.
(d) 26 and 23.

5. One guide suggested, "One cannot be certain how any climber will perform. Good climbers sometimes failed, while marginal climbers succeeded through ____."
(a) Determination.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Hesitation.
(d) Self-confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many clients had signed for the Mountain Madness expedition by February, 2006?

2. What season is it when the book opens?

3. What did AMS stand for?

4. What ailed Beidleman in Chapter 7, Base Camp?

5. Before the Everest climb, what worried Boukreev?

(see the answer key)

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