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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. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) October.
(d) May.

2. Long, unbroken stays above what altitude will make people gradually deteriorate?
(a) 7,500 meters.
(b) 6,500 meters.
(c) 7,000 meters.
(d) 6,000 meters.

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

4. Who did Messner send from the base camp to order a jeep for his travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Nena.
(b) Tsao.
(c) Cheng.
(d) Jul.

5. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Forty.
(d) Fifty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Norton climb as far as the Great Couloir?

2. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?

3. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?

4. 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?

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

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