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

2. Who discovered that the North Ridge was the ideal approach to the North-East Shoulder?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Messner.
(d) Habeler.

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

4. What was the name of the woman that Messner was married to?
(a) Uschi.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Nena.
(d) Kato.

5. 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) Money.
(c) Exclusive access.
(d) Film rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an airplane instructor was teaching Wilson to fly, he knew that Wilson would never make a good pilot. What two qualities did Wilson possess according to his teacher?

2. Halfway through Messner's lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, who slipped the "Peking Review" into Messner's hand?

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

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

5. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?

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