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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. 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?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Three days.

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

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

4. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

5. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?
(a) Major.
(b) Magic.
(c) Bulle.
(d) Butte.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?

2. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?

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

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

5. Who had a special camera with him on expeditions in 1922 and 1924?

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