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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North Col—Stuck in the Monsoon Snow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was NOT one of the crops that the Tibetan economy was based on?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Peas.
(d) Barley.

2. 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) Uemura.
(c) Hawley.
(d) Mallory.

3. According to Messner in the Tibet chapter, how long after landing in the Tsangpo valley did he expect it would take to reach Lhasa by jeep?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) One day.

4. Where did Oswald Oelz live?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Zurich.
(d) London.

5. What was the primary occupation of Oswald Oelz?
(a) A moutaineer.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?

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

3. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?

4. Who was the deputy leader of the 1975 Chinese expedition?

5. What was the name of the first woman to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest?

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