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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. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Nepalese.
(c) The Swiss.
(d) The Japanese.

2. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?
(a) Seven years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Five years old.

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

4. When Messner realized that he needed a sponsor in order to gain access to the mountains in China, what did Messner consider offering to his sponsor in exchange for the sponsor's commitment to help Messner?
(a) Book rights.
(b) Exclusive access.
(c) Film rights.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?

2. In the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, Messner needed to leave Nepal because he had a lecture tour beginning. Where did Messner's European lecture tour start?

3. What was the name of the Tibetan who helped the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone enter Tibet illegally?

4. How large is Tibet?

5. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?

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