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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What nickname did others give Boukreev?
(a) Sneakers.
(b) Staples.
(c) Hoody.
(d) Snowman.
2. What was Hunt's role for Mountain Madness?
(a) Blogger.
(b) Guide.
(c) Supply officer.
(d) Doctor.
3. What outdoor sport did Klev participate in?
(a) Biatholon.
(b) Downhill skiing.
(c) Triathalons.
(d) Halfpipe snowboarding.
4. What did Fischer say to Boukreev, in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) "Anatoli, you did your work magnificenly on the last excursion."
(b) "Anatoli, you did your work carelessly on the last excursion."
(c) "Anatoli, you did your work well on the last excursion."
(d) "Anatoli, you did your work poorly on the last excursion."
5. Who payed for the Sherpas to prepare the routes?
(a) The Sherpas do not prepare the routes, the guides do.
(b) The Sherpas volunteer to do it.
(c) The government of Nepal.
(d) The expeditions at base camp.
6. Who was quoted about the ethics of taking a client's money when he has little chance of completing the climb?
(a) Boukreev.
(b) Krakauer.
(c) Fischer.
(d) Todd.
7. What ailed Beidleman in Chapter 7, Base Camp?
(a) A cough.
(b) A persistant headache.
(c) Sprained ankle.
(d) Stomach pains.
8. What did AMS stand for?
(a) Altitude Mountain Sickness.
(b) Acute Mountain Sickness.
(c) All Morning Silence.
(d) Aim More Severe.
9. How did Ngawang Topche Sherpa get to base camp?
(a) Helicoter.
(b) He nevermade it back to Base Camp.
(c) He walked.
(d) Sled.
10. Who sponsored Sandy Hill?
(a) CBS.
(b) NBC.
(c) FOX.
(d) ABC.
11. What was Boukreev's greeting to Martin Adams at Camp II?
(a) "Hey, crocodile!"
(b) "Hey, giraffe!"
(c) "Hey, turtle!"
(d) "Hey, polar bear!"
12. What was the first priority once the team reached Base Camp?
(a) Rest.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Setting up tents.
(d) Taking in the scenery.
13. Over dinner, in Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest, how did the four men plan to obtain their equipment?
(a) Fischer decided to rush to New Zealand to procure the equipment.
(b) The found an alternate supplier.
(c) They put Boukreev in charge.
(d) They divided it up.
14. How much did Karen Dickinson owe Mountain Madness?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $20,000.
15. Whom was Boukreev concerned about, in Chapter 8, Khumbu to Cam II?
(a) None. He was confident in all of the climbers.
(b) Dale and Pete.
(c) Sandy and Lene.
(d) Charlotte and Sandy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Ngima Kale in charge of?
2. What was Dale Kruse's profession?
3. What was the name of Fischer's company?
4. To what did Pittman compare watching snow melt?
5. What was Karen Dickinson's job at Mountain Madness?
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