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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. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?
(a) Fort.
(b) Avalanche.
(c) Cave.
(d) Monsoon.

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

3. After giving up on their original mission in Syangpoche, where did the climbing team decide to walk to in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter?
(a) Uemura.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Lukla.
(d) Kathmandu.

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

5. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?
(a) Men with any courage for challenges.
(b) Men with something to prove.
(c) Men with any sense of adventure.
(d) Men with any zest for mountaineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?

2. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?

3. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?

4. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, how many times were the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold?

5. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?

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