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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Boukreev give Neal so he could fix ropes?
(a) Extra rope.
(b) Oxygen.
(c) Anchors.
(d) Bungee cords.

2. Who was Bourkreev originally going to work with?
(a) Todd.
(b) Fischer.
(c) Krakeur.
(d) Hall.

3. Who payed for the Sherpas to prepare the routes?
(a) The government of Nepal.
(b) The expeditions at base camp.
(c) The Sherpas volunteer to do it.
(d) The Sherpas do not prepare the routes, the guides do.

4. What was samochuvstvie?
(a) A Russian concept of a person's state of being.
(b) A slang Russian term for ego.
(c) A Russian term of endearment.
(d) A Russian monetary system.

5. What did Fischer say to Boukreev, in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) "Anatoli, you did your work well on the last excursion."
(b) "Anatoli, you did your work carelessly on the last excursion."
(c) "Anatoli, you did your work magnificenly on the last excursion."
(d) "Anatoli, you did your work poorly on the last excursion."

Short Answer Questions

1. At base camp, how did Adventure Consultants mark their territory?

2. How did Fischer describe Boukreev?

3. Of the Mountain Madness climbers, who was the first to give up the mission?

4. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.

5. What type of ladder was used across the crevasses?

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