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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had no Tibetans ever considered climbing the gigantic summits that were all around them?
(a) It was too expensive.
(b) The mountains were the home of the gods.
(c) The mountains were not to be tamed.
(d) It was simply too dangerous.

2. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, at what altitude did Messner and Nena plan to set up their midway camp?
(a) 6,250 meters.
(b) 7,000 meters.
(c) 6,000 meters.
(d) 6,750 meters.

3. On the way back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, where did the team stop to refill their supplies?
(a) In Lhasa.
(b) In Peking.
(c) In Shekar.
(d) In Shisha.

4. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river, what did Nena write that she felt like?
(a) A novice explorer.
(b) A prize trophy.
(c) A monkey in a zoo.
(d) A worker bee.

5. As Messner headed out from the tent on August 20, what did he carry with him?
(a) His ski sticks.
(b) His camera.
(c) His rucksack.
(d) His tent.

6. After the long journey from their base camp to Messner's final destination in the Rongbuk chapter, what were Messner and Nena craving?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Silence.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

7. Where did Messner want to travel to in celebration of his 36th birthday?
(a) Bonatti.
(b) South Tyrol.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Karachi.

8. What was the coldest night that Messner ever remembered enduring while climbing (albeit not on Everest)?
(a) -40 degrees Celsius.
(b) -10 degrees Celsius.
(c) -20 degrees Celsius.
(d) -30 degrees Celsius.

9. In celebration of his 36th birthday, what mountain did Messner receive a permit to climb solo?
(a) Gezar.
(b) Bonatti.
(c) Parabat.
(d) Lhotse.

10. What did Messner estimate the nighttime temperatures on Everest were?
(a) -30 degrees Celsius.
(b) -20 degrees Celsius.
(c) -10 degrees Celsius.
(d) -40 degrees Celsius.

11. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him at the beginning of the North Col chapter to explore the area around the base camp, Messner told her to wait for him. How long did Messner think it would be before he'd be ready to go?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Forty-five minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

12. According to Messner in the Tibet chapter, how long after landing in the Tsangpo valley did he expect it would take to reach Lhasa by jeep?
(a) One day.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) One hour.

13. As Messner continued up the North Face, he did not notice that the weather had turned so bad that he should have turned back. Why did Messner not notice the changing weather?
(a) His exhaustion and visions.
(b) His exertion and exhaustion.
(c) His exertion and concentration.
(d) His exhaustion and concentration.

14. The advanced base camp that Messner and Nena had been in was once a camp of the 1920s expeditions. Which camp was it?
(a) Camp IV.
(b) Camp II.
(c) Camp III.
(d) Camp I.

15. What was the only medication besides aspirin that Messner had brought with him for his climb?
(a) Fish oil.
(b) Vitamin C.
(c) Vitamin B-12.
(d) Herb oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though Messner's tent only weighed 2 kilos, the tent could withstand winds that were how strong?

2. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?

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

4. What did Messner find to be comical and an unnecessary waste of strength as he was climbing Everest in the Chomolungma chapter?

5. As Messner and Nena gathered provisions in Peking in the Tibet chapter, they had an interpreter with them. What was the interpreter's name?

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