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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rongbuk—In the Wake of the Cultural Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, how many times were the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold?
(a) One time.
(b) Two times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

2. How did Messner feel when he and Nena were in the ruins of the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter?
(a) Excited.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Alive.
(d) Sad.

3. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?
(a) Chomolungma.
(b) Ama Dablam.
(c) Nangpa La.
(d) Tingri.

4. How many porters lost their lives when the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold in 1924?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena actually travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?
(a) By driving.
(b) By flying.
(c) By caravan.
(d) By walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the Chinese assault on Mount Everest in 1975, how many Chinese and Tibetans were part of the expedition?

2. When Messner got the idea to leave base camp and travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter, where did Messner want to go?

3. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?

4. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?

5. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?

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