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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. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1975.

2. 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?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Norton.
(c) Morshead.
(d) Somervell.

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

4. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?
(a) 3,000 meters.
(b) 4,000 meters.
(c) 2,000 meters.
(d) 1,000 meters.

5. 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?
(a) Bruce and Finch.
(b) Finch and Morshead.
(c) Morshead and Mallory.
(d) Mallory and Bruce.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?

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

3. 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?

4. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

5. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?

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