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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. Which two climbers were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Mallory and Irvine.
(b) Mallory and Nema.
(c) Irvine and Odell.
(d) Nema and Odell.

2. What is the CMA?
(a) Chinese Mountaineering Association.
(b) Chinese Medical Administration.
(c) Chinese Mountaineering Administration.
(d) Chinese Medical Association.

3. What does Ganpei mean?
(a) Finished.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Cheers.
(d) Luck.

4. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?
(a) Climbing Wonder.
(b) Tibetan Lord.
(c) Mountain Man.
(d) Himalayan Tiger.

5. What did Messner liken the city of Peking to in the Kanchung chapter?
(a) A field.
(b) A laboratory.
(c) A mall.
(d) A warehouse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the woman that Messner was married to?

3. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?

4. 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?

5. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, which mountain did the permit apply to?

(see the answer key)

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