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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) Ten years old.
(b) Seven years old.
(c) Thirteen years old.
(d) Five years old.

3. 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) Kathmandu.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Uemura.
(d) Lukla.

4. According to what Messner learned from his journalist friend in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, who received permission for a solo assent of Everest during the winter of 1980-81?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Hawley.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Uemura.

5. As Messner prepareed for his solo climb in 1980 in the Kanchung chapter, for how long had Messner been divorced?
(a) Eight years.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?

2. How many people were involved with the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?

3. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?

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

5. Who were the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?

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