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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. When Messner and Nena left Lhasa in the Tibet chapter, where did they travel to?
(a) Shigaste.
(b) Peking.
(c) Lhunpo.
(d) Dzong.

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

3. When Messner realized that he needed a sponsor in order to gain access to the mountains in China, what did Messner consider offering to his sponsor in exchange for the sponsor's commitment to help Messner?
(a) Book rights.
(b) Film rights.
(c) Exclusive access.
(d) Money.

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

5. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, at what altitude did Messner and Nena plan to set up their midway camp?
(a) 6,000 meters.
(b) 6,750 meters.
(c) 7,000 meters.
(d) 6,250 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?

2. What does Potala mean?

3. The advanced base camp that Messner and Nena had been in was once a camp of the 1920s expeditions. Which camp was it?

4. Who was responsible for producing the film about Messner's Ama Dablam expedition?

5. In the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, Messner needed to leave Nepal because he had a lecture tour beginning. Where did Messner's European lecture tour start?

(see the answer key)

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