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

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?
(a) Danger.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Courage.
(d) Fear.

3. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Nepalese.
(b) The Swiss.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Chinese.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was NOT one of the crops that the Tibetan economy was based on?

2. How large is Tibet?

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

4. 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?

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

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