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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 is the CMA?
(a) Chinese Medical Administration.
(b) Chinese Medical Association.
(c) Chinese Mountaineering Association.
(d) Chinese Mountaineering Administration.

2. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

3. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1942.

4. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?
(a) Men with any sense of adventure.
(b) Men with any zest for mountaineering.
(c) Men with any courage for challenges.
(d) Men with something to prove.

5. When Messner and his team finally set off on July 13 from the base camp, how many yaks were carrying Messner's supplies?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Potala that Messner spied sitting on the Marpori in the Tibet chapter?i

2. As Messner continued up the North Face, he did not notice that the weather had turned so bad that he should have turned back. Why did Messner not notice the changing weather?

3. On what day did Messner leave Nena behind at the base camp and begin his ascent of Mount Everest?

4. As Messner began his descent, what disturbed him the most?

5. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?

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