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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. Instead of returning to the base camp after leaving the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, Messner's group took a detour. Where did the group overnight?
(a) In Nyalam.
(b) In Shisha.
(c) In Chomolungma.
(d) In Pangma.

2. According to tests, at what altitude could climbers survive at with the use of artificial oxygen?
(a) 8,000 meters.
(b) 9,600 meters.
(c) 7,500 meters.
(d) 9,100 meters.

3. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) 8,738 meters.
(b) 8,126 meters.
(c) 8,621 meters.
(d) 8,572 meters.

4. 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.

5. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Odell.
(b) Irvine.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Nema.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?

2. How many of the expedition's porters were killed in the avalanche that occurred during the third attempt to reach Everest's summit?

3. What does Bodhisattva mean?

4. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?

5. When Messner and Nena decided to leave their base camp and travel throughout the region because the weather on Everest was terrible in the Tibet chapter, where did they head to?

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