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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. Who was the first person to ever want to scale Mount Everest alone?
(a) Maurice Wilson.
(b) George Mallory.
(c) Edmund Hillary.
(d) George Bruce.

2. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) 8,621 meters.
(b) 8,572 meters.
(c) 8,126 meters.
(d) 8,738 meters.

3. How many women who were part of the 1975 Chinese expedition were able to reach heights of more than 8000 meters?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

4. What item was found in 1933 below the North-East Ridge that led people to speculate that Mallory and Irvine were actually successful in reaching the summit before losing their lives?
(a) A helmet.
(b) An ice axe.
(c) An oxygen tank.
(d) A map.

5. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him at the beginning of the North Col chapter to explore the area around the base camp, Messner told her to wait for him. How long did Messner think it would be before he'd be ready to go?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Forty-five minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

2. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him to explore the area around the base camp at the beginning of the North Col chapter, what was Messner doing that he did not want to stop?

3. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena originally decide to travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?

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

5. 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?

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