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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chomolungma—Ascent and Descent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?
(a) Fort.
(b) Cave.
(c) Monsoon.
(d) Avalanche.

2. When Nena and Messner built their main camp after leaving the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter, at what altitude were they?
(a) 6,100 meters.
(b) 3,500 meters.
(c) 4,700 meters.
(d) 5,100 meters.

3. What was the name of the first woman to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Phantog.
(b) Tabei.
(c) Tung.
(d) Ganpei.

4. As Messner prepareed for his solo climb in 1980 in the Kanchung chapter, for how long had Messner been divorced?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Eight years.

5. What was the name of the Tibetan who helped the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone enter Tibet illegally?
(a) Karma Paul.
(b) Wilson Tsering.
(c) Rinzing Tewang.
(d) Sherpa Jan.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Messner, altitude made him irritable and nervous. What did altitude NOT affect for Messner?

2. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him to explore the area around the base camp at the beginning of the North Col chapter, what was Messner doing that he did not want to stop?

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

4. When Messner was originally reading about the weather patterns and monsoons of the Himalayans, whose work did he read?

5. How many women who were part of the 1975 Chinese expedition were able to reach heights of more than 8000 meters?

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