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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. According to tests, at what altitude could climbers survive at with the use of artificial oxygen?
(a) 8,000 meters.
(b) 9,600 meters.
(c) 7,500 meters.
(d) 9,100 meters.

2. What technical aid did Messner consent to use during his climbs?
(a) Oxygen gear.
(b) Expansion bolts.
(c) Ice axe.
(d) Helicopter.

3. Halfway through Messner's lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, who slipped the "Peking Review" into Messner's hand?
(a) Shisha Pangma.
(b) Joachim Hoelzgen.
(c) Jurgen Lehmann.
(d) Sepia Tian-Chi.

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

5. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?
(a) Only 30 years.
(b) Only 40 years.
(c) Only 20 years.
(d) Only 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Oswald Oelz live?

2. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?

3. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, approximately how much did Messner believe the expedition would cost?

4. Who was responsible for producing the film about Messner's Ama Dablam expedition?

5. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

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