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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. 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?
(a) Lukla.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Kathmandu.
(d) Uemura.

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

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

4. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, approximately how much did Messner believe the expedition would cost?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $80,000.
(d) $60,000.

5. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1978.

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. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?

4. According to Messner, what was the single most important source of foreign currency to Nepal?

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

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