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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. What happened to the first person to try to scale Everest alone?
(a) He was never found.
(b) He starved to death.
(c) He was buried in an avalanche.
(d) He froze to death.

2. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?
(a) Peter Mallory.
(b) Peter Habeler.
(c) Peter Masters.
(d) Peter Wilson.

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

4. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?
(a) Fifteen kilos.
(b) Seven kilos.
(c) Twelve kilos.
(d) Ten kilos.

5. As Messner returned to Europe to begin his lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, how many weeks had he just spent in Nepal?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Twelve weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Messner liken the city of Peking to in the Kanchung chapter?

2. Where did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest meet the Indian yogis who impressed the man with their teachings about self-discipline?

3. As the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone entered Tibet illegally, what was the person disguised as?

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

5. What technical aid did Messner consent to use during his climbs?

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