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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. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Forty.

2. What did Messner say he hated like the plague?
(a) Communism.
(b) Bureaucracy.
(c) Politics.
(d) Red tape.

3. A few days after being forced to descend Everest because of the storm, which two team members were able to ascend to 8,321 meters during the second British expedition?
(a) Bruce and Finch.
(b) Mallory and Bruce.
(c) Morshead and Mallory.
(d) Finch and Morshead.

4. What was the name of the Tibetan who helped the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone enter Tibet illegally?
(a) Wilson Tsering.
(b) Karma Paul.
(c) Rinzing Tewang.
(d) Sherpa Jan.

5. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Odell.
(b) Irvine.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Nema.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person to ever want to scale Mount Everest alone?

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

3. How large is Tibet?

4. On what day did Messner sign the contract with the CMA for his solo ascent of Mount Everest?

5. 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?

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