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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1978.

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

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) Money.
(d) Exclusive access.

4. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

5. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Everest Inn.
(b) The Everest Express Hotel.
(c) The Everest View Hotel.
(d) The Mountain Inn.

6. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?
(a) Only 40 years.
(b) Only 30 years.
(c) Only 20 years.
(d) Only 10 years.

7. As the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone entered Tibet illegally, what was the person disguised as?
(a) A physician.
(b) A Sherpa.
(c) A monk.
(d) A guide.

8. 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?
(a) Two times.
(b) Four times.
(c) One time.
(d) Three times.

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

10. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, how long did they have to reach Syangpoche?
(a) One hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Three hours.

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

12. Who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Charles Bruce.
(b) Bruce Charles.
(c) Edward Finch.
(d) George Mallory.

13. A few days after being forced to descend Everest because of the storm, which two team members were able to ascend to 8,321 meters during the second British expedition?
(a) Morshead and Mallory.
(b) Bruce and Finch.
(c) Mallory and Bruce.
(d) Finch and Morshead.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Who discovered that the North Ridge was the ideal approach to the North-East Shoulder?

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