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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tibet—The Yak Nomads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?
(a) Tingri.
(b) Nangpa La.
(c) Ama Dablam.
(d) Chomolungma.

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

3. Who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Bruce Charles.
(b) Edward Finch.
(c) George Mallory.
(d) Charles Bruce.

4. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1949.

5. Who had a special camera with him on expeditions in 1922 and 1924?
(a) Peter Habeler.
(b) Greg Mallory.
(c) Joseph Grange.
(d) John Noel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?

2. When an airplane instructor was teaching Wilson to fly, he knew that Wilson would never make a good pilot. What two qualities did Wilson possess according to his teacher?

3. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?

4. Who was the third person to unsuccessfully climb Mount Everest solo?

5. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?

(see the answer key)

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