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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. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?
(a) 8,000 meters.
(b) 8,145 meters.
(c) 8,270 meters.
(d) 8,325 meters.

2. Who did Messner send from the base camp to order a jeep for his travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Jul.
(b) Cheng.
(c) Tsao.
(d) Nena.

3. According to the liaison officer with Messner, how long should it have taken the traveling party to reach their destination in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) One day.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Eight hours.

4. After sharing barley beer with a family in the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Messner leave with the family as a guest gift?
(a) His diary.
(b) His compass.
(c) His pocket knife.
(d) His handkerchief.

5. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Pain.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

3. What mountain's name means "Ridge above the Meadows"?

4. When did the Dalai Lama flee from Tibet?

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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