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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 years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty years.

2. 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) Three days.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two days.

3. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?
(a) Chang La face.
(b) North-East Ridge.
(c) North Col.
(d) Shangra La face.

4. Who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Bruce Charles.
(b) Charles Bruce.
(c) Edward Finch.
(d) George Mallory.

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

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. 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?

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

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

5. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?

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