1. Who discovered that the North Ridge was the ideal approach to the North-East Shoulder?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Habeler.
(d) Messner.

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

3. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 15,000.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After giving up on their original mission in Syangpoche, where did the climbing team decide to walk to in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter?

2. 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?

3. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?

4. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?

5. Where did Oswald Oelz live?

(see the answer key)

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