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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. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?
(a) Sir Francis Youngman.
(b) Sir Francis Younglin.
(c) Sir Francis Younghusband.
(d) Sir Francis Young.

2. What was the primary occupation of Oswald Oelz?
(a) A doctor.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A moutaineer.

3. 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?
(a) The Everest View Hotel.
(b) The Everest Inn.
(c) The Everest Express Hotel.
(d) The Mountain Inn.

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

5. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?
(a) Peter Habeler.
(b) Peter Wilson.
(c) Peter Mallory.
(d) Peter Masters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Messner and Oelz successfully scale Mount Everest?

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

3. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, how long did they have to reach Syangpoche?

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

5. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?

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