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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. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Sixty.

2. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

4. 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) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?

3. When Messner falls through a crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, how far down does he fall?

4. What did Messner say he hated like the plague?

5. When Messner got the idea to leave base camp and travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter, where did Messner want to go?

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