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

2. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?
(a) Bruce and Finch.
(b) Mallory and Somervell.
(c) Mallory and Morshead.
(d) Bruce and Morshead.

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?
(a) By flying.
(b) By walking.
(c) By caravan.
(d) By driving.

4. Which two climbers were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Mallory and Irvine.
(b) Nema and Odell.
(c) Irvine and Odell.
(d) Mallory and Nema.

5. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Tashi delek" mean?

2. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?

3. 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?

4. On the way back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, where did the team stop to refill their supplies?

5. How many women who were part of the 1975 Chinese expedition were able to reach heights of more than 8000 meters?

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