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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner use when climbing to aid his balance?
(a) Pool cues.
(b) Ski sticks.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Walking sticks.

3. When the jeep finally arrived, where did the team travel to first in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Nanga Parbat.
(b) Fata Morgana.
(c) Rimpoche.
(d) Tingri.

4. When did the Dalai Lama flee from Tibet?
(a) March 1961.
(b) March 1958.
(c) March 1960.
(d) March 1959.

5. When Nena and Messner built their main camp after leaving the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter, at what altitude were they?
(a) 3,500 meters.
(b) 6,100 meters.
(c) 4,700 meters.
(d) 5,100 meters.

6. As Messner passed 8000 meters, how many paces was he taking between rest breaks?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty.

7. 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) 60 minutes.
(b) Forty-five minutes.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) Thirty minutes.

8. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six days.

9. After erecting his tent on the second day, how many pictures did Messner take before abandoning photography and climbing into his tent?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

10. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Pain.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Swimming.

11. According to the Chomolungma chapter, how high was the Chang La face that Messner had to navigate on his way to the North Col?
(a) 400 meters.
(b) 500 meters.
(c) 300 meters.
(d) 200 meters.

12. As Messner described Nena watching his ascent from the base campin the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner liken his tracks to from Nena's perspective?
(a) A ruler.
(b) A pearl necklace.
(c) A shoelace.
(d) A winding road.

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

14. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?
(a) Greg Mallory.
(b) Phantog Mao.
(c) Tsao Tse Tung.
(d) Mao Tse Tung.

15. After sharing barley beer with a family in the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Messner leave with the family as a guest gift?
(a) His compass.
(b) His diary.
(c) His handkerchief.
(d) His pocket knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the liaison officer with Messner, how long should it have taken the traveling party to reach their destination in the Rongbuk chapter?

2. On what day did the Chinese expedition's assault team finally reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975?

3. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, at what altitude did Messner and Nena plan to set up their midway camp?

4. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?

5. When Messner was originally reading about the weather patterns and monsoons of the Himalayans, whose work did he read?

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