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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chomolungma—Ascent and Descent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Messner prepareed for his solo climb in 1980 in the Kanchung chapter, for how long had Messner been divorced?
(a) One year.
(b) Five years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Three years.

2. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?
(a) Lhunpo.
(b) Tsao.
(c) Shezung.
(d) Jul.

3. In what year did Norton climb as far as the Great Couloir?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1926.

4. At what altitude did the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book lie?
(a) 4,500 meters above sea level.
(b) 3,000 meters above sea level.
(c) 4,000 meters above sea level.
(d) 3,500 meters above sea level.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After sharing barley beer with a family in the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Messner leave with the family as a guest gift?

3. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

4. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?

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

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