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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. What mountain's name means "Ridge above the Meadows"?
(a) Nanga Parbat.
(b) Tulshing Rimpoche.
(c) Everest.
(d) Shisha Pangma.

2. After the long journey from their base camp to Messner's final destination in the Rongbuk chapter, what were Messner and Nena craving?
(a) Water.
(b) Silence.
(c) Food.
(d) Exercise.

3. On the way back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, where did the team stop to refill their supplies?
(a) In Shekar.
(b) In Lhasa.
(c) In Peking.
(d) In Shisha.

4. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?
(a) March.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) May.

5. 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) Four times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Three times.
(d) One time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day did the Chinese expedition's assault team finally reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975?

3. What does "Tashi delek" mean?

4. Who was the deputy leader of the 1975 Chinese expedition?

5. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river, what did Nena write that she felt like?

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