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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. Who had a special camera with him on expeditions in 1922 and 1924?
(a) John Noel.
(b) Greg Mallory.
(c) Peter Habeler.
(d) Joseph Grange.

2. When Messner was questioned by the tourists at the hotel in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, what did Messner say was a constant companion while climbing a mountain?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Courage.
(d) Danger.

3. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) Somervell.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Norton.

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

5. 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?
(a) The Everest View Hotel.
(b) The Mountain Inn.
(c) The Everest Express Hotel.
(d) The Everest Inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two climbers were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?

2. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?

3. Where did Oswald Oelz live?

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

5. 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?

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