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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) Corn.
(c) Barley.
(d) Wheat.

2. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?
(a) Only 20 years.
(b) Only 30 years.
(c) Only 10 years.
(d) Only 40 years.

3. Who had a special camera with him on expeditions in 1922 and 1924?
(a) Peter Habeler.
(b) Joseph Grange.
(c) Greg Mallory.
(d) John Noel.

4. At what altitude did the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book lie?
(a) 4,000 meters above sea level.
(b) 3,000 meters above sea level.
(c) 3,500 meters above sea level.
(d) 4,500 meters above sea level.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Messner, what was the single most important source of foreign currency to Nepal?

2. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?

3. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?

4. 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?

5. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?

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