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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?
(a) Tibetan Lord.
(b) Mountain Man.
(c) Climbing Wonder.
(d) Himalayan Tiger.

2. Who was one of the first people that Messner told about his newly acquired permit from the CMA in the Kanchung chapter?
(a) Bulle.
(b) Jul.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Nena.

3. Who was responsible for producing the film about Messner's Ama Dablam expedition?
(a) Jurgen Lehmann.
(b) Shisha Pangma.
(c) Joachim Hoelzgen.
(d) Sepia Tian-Chi.

4. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1965.

5. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?
(a) 3,000 meters.
(b) 4,000 meters.
(c) 1,000 meters.
(d) 2,000 meters.

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

7. How many of the expedition's porters were killed in the avalanche that occurred during the third attempt to reach Everest's summit?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

8. Upon his return to Germany in the Kanchung chapter, how long was Messner detained in Frankfurt's passport control?
(a) One hour.
(b) One day.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Three days.

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

10. 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.

11. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1947.

12. According to tests, at what altitude could climbers survive at with the use of artificial oxygen?
(a) 9,100 meters.
(b) 9,600 meters.
(c) 8,000 meters.
(d) 7,500 meters.

13. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Nema.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Irvine.
(d) Odell.

14. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?
(a) Men with something to prove.
(b) Men with any sense of adventure.
(c) Men with any courage for challenges.
(d) Men with any zest for mountaineering.

15. Who was the first person to ever want to scale Mount Everest alone?
(a) Edmund Hillary.
(b) George Mallory.
(c) Maurice Wilson.
(d) George Bruce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?

2. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?

3. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?

4. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?

5. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?

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