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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. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena actually travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?
(a) By driving.
(b) By flying.
(c) By walking.
(d) By caravan.

2. What is the CMA?
(a) Chinese Medical Administration.
(b) Chinese Mountaineering Administration.
(c) Chinese Medical Association.
(d) Chinese Mountaineering Association.

3. Where did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest meet the Indian yogis who impressed the man with their teachings about self-discipline?
(a) At a base camp.
(b) On a train.
(c) In a plane.
(d) On a mail boat.

4. 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?
(a) Planning.
(b) Reading.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Writing.

5. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?
(a) Sir Francis Younglin.
(b) Sir Francis Youngman.
(c) Sir Francis Younghusband.
(d) Sir Francis Young.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, how many times were the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold?

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?

3. How many of the expedition's porters were killed in the avalanche that occurred during the third attempt to reach Everest's summit?

4. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?

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?

(see the answer key)

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