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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. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?
(a) Mary Mallory.
(b) Elizabeth Hawley.
(c) Sarah Crawford.
(d) Shannon Strutt.

2. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) Norton.
(b) Bruce.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Somervell.

3. How many porters lost their lives when the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold in 1924?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. How many people were involved with the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?
(a) 100 men.
(b) 50 men.
(c) 10 men.
(d) 30 men.

5. Who was the deputy leader of the 1975 Chinese expedition?
(a) Tabei.
(b) Ganpei.
(c) Tung.
(d) Phantog.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, how long did they have to reach Syangpoche?

2. What did Messner liken the city of Peking to in the Kanchung chapter?

3. When Messner was questioned by the tourists at the hotel in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, what did Messner say was a constant companion while climbing a mountain?

4. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?

5. At what altitude did the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book lie?

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