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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 the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?
(a) Elizabeth Hawley.
(b) Mary Mallory.
(c) Sarah Crawford.
(d) Shannon Strutt.

2. How many porters lost their lives when the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold in 1924?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?
(a) Tsao Tse Tung.
(b) Phantog Mao.
(c) Mao Tse Tung.
(d) Greg Mallory.

4. 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 Everest Express Hotel.
(c) The Mountain Inn.
(d) The Everest Inn.

5. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, which mountain did the permit apply to?
(a) Mizpah.
(b) Chomolungma.
(c) North Col.
(d) Ganpei.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon his return to Germany in the Kanchung chapter, how long was Messner detained in Frankfurt's passport control?

2. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?

3. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?

4. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?

5. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?

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