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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Of the Mountain Madness climbers, who was the first to give up the mission?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Schoening.
(c) Kruse.
(d) Fischer.

3. How far away was the group from Camp IV, in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?
(a) Two hundred meters.
(b) One hundred meters.
(c) Four hundred meters.
(d) Three hundred meters.

4. Why did Boukreev go to Russia?
(a) To procure additional ropes.
(b) To organize sponsorship for the climb.
(c) To secure the oxygen deal.
(d) To negotiate funding of the trip.

5. With whom did Henry Todd have an agreement for oxygen?
(a) H2O.
(b) Poisk.
(c) Lincare.
(d) Praxair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Boukreev's counter offer?

2. How many climbers was Hall taking to the Summit?

3. What was Ngima Kale in charge of?

4. Who was the first climber to be in distress on the descent of Everest?

5. What was Lopsang Jangbu in charge of?

(see the answer key)

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