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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 Norton climb as far as the Great Couloir?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1922.

2. 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 days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Two days.

3. 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?
(a) One time.
(b) Three times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Two times.

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

5. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?
(a) Magic.
(b) Major.
(c) Butte.
(d) Bulle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?

2. According to Messner, what was the single most important source of foreign currency to Nepal?

3. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?

4. 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?

5. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

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