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

2. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?
(a) Fifteen kilos.
(b) Ten kilos.
(c) Twelve kilos.
(d) Seven kilos.

3. How large is Tibet?
(a) 1.2 million square kilometers.
(b) 0.8 million square kilometers.
(c) 1.4 million square kilometers.
(d) 1.0 million square kilometers.

4. How many British attempts to ascend Mount Everest were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

5. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?

2. According to tests, at what altitude could climbers survive at with the use of artificial oxygen?

3. 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?

4. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?

5. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?

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