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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Messner, what was the single most important source of foreign currency to Nepal?
(a) Mountaineering expeditions.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Tourism.
(d) Climbing fees.

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

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

4. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

5. When Messner was questioned by the tourists at the hotel in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, what did Messner say was a constant companion while climbing a mountain?
(a) Fear.
(b) Danger.
(c) Courage.
(d) Hunger.

6. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

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

8. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) Somervell.
(b) Norton.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Mallory.

9. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?
(a) Bruce and Morshead.
(b) Mallory and Somervell.
(c) Bruce and Finch.
(d) Mallory and Morshead.

10. 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) Bruce and Finch.
(b) Morshead and Mallory.
(c) Mallory and Bruce.
(d) Finch and Morshead.

11. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Swiss.
(b) The Nepalese.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Japanese.

12. As Messner returned to Europe to begin his lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, how many weeks had he just spent in Nepal?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Twelve weeks.

13. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?
(a) North-East Ridge.
(b) North Col.
(c) Chang La face.
(d) Shangra La face.

14. Where did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest meet the Indian yogis who impressed the man with their teachings about self-discipline?
(a) In a plane.
(b) On a train.
(c) On a mail boat.
(d) At a base camp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?

2. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?

3. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?

4. According to tests, at what altitude could climbers survive at with the use of artificial oxygen?

5. What is the CMA?

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