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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 21-33, Mount Everest—Fairytale and Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1950.

2. How many British attempts to ascend Mount Everest were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

3. How large is Tibet?
(a) 1.0 million square kilometers.
(b) 1.4 million square kilometers.
(c) 0.8 million square kilometers.
(d) 1.2 million square kilometers.

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

5. In the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, Messner needed to leave Nepal because he had a lecture tour beginning. Where did Messner's European lecture tour start?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?

2. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?

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

4. 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?

5. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?

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