View a FREE sample

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. How many of the expedition's porters were killed in the avalanche that occurred during the third attempt to reach Everest's summit?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

2. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?
(a) Greg Mallory.
(b) Phantog Mao.
(c) Mao Tse Tung.
(d) Tsao Tse Tung.

3. On what day did the Chinese expedition's assault team finally reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975?
(a) April 23.
(b) March 12.
(c) May 27.
(d) June 24.

4. According to Messner in the Tibet chapter, how long after landing in the Tsangpo valley did he expect it would take to reach Lhasa by jeep?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) One hour.

5. Where did Nena and Messner build their main camp after choosing to leave the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter?
(a) On Chomolungma.
(b) On the North-East Ridge.
(c) On the Rongbuk Glacier.
(d) On the North Col.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?

3. What does "Tashi delek" mean?

4. When Messner and Nena left Lhasa in the Tibet chapter, where did they travel to?

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?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 247 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample