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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. 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 compass.
(b) His pocket knife.
(c) His diary.
(d) His handkerchief.

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

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

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

5. 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 Shisha.
(b) In Nyalam.
(c) In Chomolungma.
(d) In Pangma.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Bodhisattva mean?

4. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?

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

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