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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Kanchung—Taboos and Mysteries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When an airplane instructor was teaching Wilson to fly, he knew that Wilson would never make a good pilot. What two qualities did Wilson possess according to his teacher?
(a) Honesty and determination.
(b) Grit and determination.
(c) Courage and determination.
(d) Courage and grit.

2. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, which mountain did the permit apply to?
(a) Mizpah.
(b) Chomolungma.
(c) North Col.
(d) Ganpei.

3. Who was the third person to unsuccessfully climb Mount Everest solo?
(a) Klavs Becker-Larsen.
(b) Edmund Hillary.
(c) Earl Denman.
(d) Maurice Wilson.

4. Who was one of the first people that Messner told about his newly acquired permit from the CMA in the Kanchung chapter?
(a) Jul.
(b) Nena.
(c) Bulle.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. 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) Two hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?

2. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?

3. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?

4. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?

5. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?

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