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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. What was the Potala that Messner spied sitting on the Marpori in the Tibet chapter?i
(a) A castle.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A palace.
(d) A home.

2. 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) Eight hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two days.

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

4. On the second British expedition's assent of Everest, which team member was nauseous and did not continue on past 7,600 meters with the rest of the team?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Morshead.
(c) Somervell.
(d) Norton.

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 Chomolungma.
(c) In Pangma.
(d) In Nyalam.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?

2. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river, what did Nena write that she felt like?

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

4. Why had no Tibetans ever considered climbing the gigantic summits that were all around them?

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

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