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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. 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?
(a) The Everest View Hotel.
(b) The Mountain Inn.
(c) The Everest Express Hotel.
(d) The Everest Inn.

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

3. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?
(a) North-East Ridge.
(b) Shangra La face.
(c) Chang La face.
(d) North Col.

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

5. 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?
(a) Grit and determination.
(b) Courage and determination.
(c) Courage and grit.
(d) Honesty and determination.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone entered Tibet illegally, what was the person disguised as?

2. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?

3. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?

4. Who was one of the first people that Messner told about his newly acquired permit from the CMA in the Kanchung chapter?

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

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