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

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

3. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?
(a) Lhunpo.
(b) Jul.
(c) Tsao.
(d) Shezung.

4. What does Potala mean?
(a) Place of the gods.
(b) New beginnings.
(c) Safe haven.
(d) Danger ahead.

5. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

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 the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena actually travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?

3. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena originally decide to travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?

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

5. A few days after being forced to descend Everest because of the storm, which two team members were able to ascend to 8,321 meters during the second British expedition?

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