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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. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?
(a) Sir Francis Youngman.
(b) Sir Francis Younglin.
(c) Sir Francis Younghusband.
(d) Sir Francis Young.

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

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

4. 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) Norton.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Somervell.
(d) Morshead.

5. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) December.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?

3. 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?

4. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?

5. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?

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