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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time did Madsen, Fox, Gamelgaard, and Pittman make it to the summit?
(a) After 3:00.
(b) Between 2:15 and 2:30.
(c) Between 2:00 and 2:15.
(d) Between 2:30 and 2:45.

2. Who was the last to leave Camp IV in Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone?
(a) Boukreev.
(b) Fox.
(c) Pittman.
(d) Fischer.

3. From whose point of view is the Afterword written?
(a) Beidleman.
(b) Boukreev.
(c) Fischer.
(d) DeWalt.

4. What time was it when Boukreev found Fischer?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 6:00.

5. What was Frank Fishbeck's profession?
(a) British pilot.
(b) Hong Kong publisher.
(c) Swedish doctor.
(d) Los Angeles attorney.

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

7. What was the name of the book published about the climb?
(a) "Into Thin Air."
(b) "Vanishing Point."
(c) "Turnaround Time."
(d) "Death on Everest."

8. What peak did Boukreev solo before going to Kathmandu?
(a) None.
(b) Lobuche.
(c) Nuptse.
(d) Lhotse.

9. According to DeWalt, whose death was most disturbing?
(a) Fischer.
(b) Hall.
(c) Namba.
(d) Harris.

10. Which group of people were in favor of turn around times?
(a) Legalists.
(b) Responsibilists.
(c) Situationalists.
(d) Freedomists.

11. What communication gear was the crew lacking?
(a) Radios.
(b) Satellite phones.
(c) Microphones.
(d) Ear pieces.

12. Who was the first climber to be in distress on the descent of Everest?
(a) Fox.
(b) Krakauer.
(c) Pittman.
(d) Fischer.

13. How did Boukreev die?
(a) He was killed by an avalanche.
(b) He fell off of a mountain cliff.
(c) He got trapped on a mountain and froze.
(d) He got altitude sickness.

14. What most likely killed Fischer?
(a) ALVS.
(b) AHCE.
(c) HACE.
(d) LACE.

15. What was Fischer's response to Boukreev's plan to return to Camp IV and await the climbers?
(a) Fischer was angry, but agreed.
(b) Fischer asked Boukreev to stay at the summit instead.
(c) Fischer was too delirious to think straight.
(d) Fischer agreed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rob Hall's turnaround time?

2. What was the last mountain Boukreev attempted to climb?

3. What magazine contacted Boukreev while he was in New Mexico?

4. How did climbers at Camp IV signal to others where they were located?

5. Finish this phrase from Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone: Two tents. Two different expeditions. Eight climbers. Six votes: ____.

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