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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. Why had no Tibetans ever considered climbing the gigantic summits that were all around them?
(a) The mountains were not to be tamed.
(b) It was too expensive.
(c) It was simply too dangerous.
(d) The mountains were the home of the gods.

2. Where did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest meet the Indian yogis who impressed the man with their teachings about self-discipline?
(a) At a base camp.
(b) On a mail boat.
(c) In a plane.
(d) On a train.

3. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Irvine.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Nema.
(d) Odell.

4. On what day did Messner sign the contract with the CMA for his solo ascent of Mount Everest?
(a) August 3.
(b) April 3.
(c) May 3.
(d) September 3.

5. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?
(a) 8,145 meters.
(b) 8,000 meters.
(c) 8,325 meters.
(d) 8,270 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary occupation of Oswald Oelz?

2. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, how many times were the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold?

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. What was the name of the Tibetan who helped the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone enter Tibet illegally?

5. When Nena and Messner built their main camp after leaving the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter, at what altitude were they?

(see the answer key)

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