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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. What was NOT one of the crops that the Tibetan economy was based on?
(a) Peas.
(b) Barley.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

2. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?
(a) Mary Mallory.
(b) Sarah Crawford.
(c) Elizabeth Hawley.
(d) Shannon Strutt.

3. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?
(a) 4,000 meters.
(b) 3,000 meters.
(c) 1,000 meters.
(d) 2,000 meters.

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

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. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?

2. When Messner was questioned by the tourists at the hotel in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, what did Messner say was a constant companion while climbing a mountain?

3. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?

4. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?

5. According to what Messner learned from his journalist friend in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, who received permission for a solo assent of Everest during the winter of 1980-81?

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