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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Fairytale and Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

2. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) 8,126 meters.
(b) 8,738 meters.
(c) 8,572 meters.
(d) 8,621 meters.

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

4. How many porters lost their lives when the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold in 1924?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the second British expedition's assent of Everest, which team member was nauseous and did not continue on past 7,600 meters with the rest of the team?

2. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?

3. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?

4. A few days after being forced to descend Everest because of the storm, which two team members were able to ascend to 8,321 meters during the second British expedition?

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

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