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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Fairytale and Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1940.

2. According to what Messner learned from his journalist friend in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, who received permission for a solo assent of Everest during the winter of 1980-81?
(a) Uemura.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Hawley.
(d) Harrison.

3. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1970.

4. After giving up on their original mission in Syangpoche in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, how far of a walk did the climbing team undertake to reach their new destination?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

5. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?
(a) 8,020 meters.
(b) 8,315 meters.
(c) 8,170 meters.
(d) 8,230 meters.

Short Answer 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?

2. 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?

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

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?

5. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?

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