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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him to explore the area around the base camp at the beginning of the North Col chapter, what was Messner doing that he did not want to stop?
(a) Writing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Planning.

3. What was the Potala that Messner spied sitting on the Marpori in the Tibet chapter?i
(a) A home.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A castle.
(d) A palace.

4. How high was Messner when he finally found a suitable bivouac spot in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) 7,500 meters.
(b) 7,800 meters.
(c) 8,000 meters.
(d) 7,650 meters.

5. What did Messner find to be comical and an unnecessary waste of strength as he was climbing Everest in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) Stopping to photograph himself.
(b) Stopping to cook soup.
(c) Stopping to relieve himself.
(d) Stopping to write in his diary.

6. When Messner was originally reading about the weather patterns and monsoons of the Himalayans, whose work did he read?
(a) Helmut Grunther.
(b) Helmut Jurgen.
(c) Helmut Kraus.
(d) Helmut Friedman.

7. 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 monkey in a zoo.
(c) A prize trophy.
(d) A worker bee.

8. What item was NOT packed in Messner's rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) A camera.
(b) An ice axe.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A tent.

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

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

11. What did the CMA want to turn the ruins of the Rongbuk Monastery into?
(a) A weather station.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A general store.
(d) An observation post.

12. As Messner and Nena gathered provisions in Peking in the Tibet chapter, they had an interpreter with them. What was the interpreter's name?
(a) Cheng.
(b) Zhang.
(c) Tian.
(d) Tsao.

13. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena originally decide to travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?
(a) By driving.
(b) By flying.
(c) By caravan.
(d) By walking.

14. 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 pocket knife.
(b) His compass.
(c) His handkerchief.
(d) His diary.

15. According to the liaison officer with Messner, how long should it have taken the traveling party to reach their destination in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) One day.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only medication besides aspirin that Messner had brought with him for his climb?

2. For the Chinese assault on Mount Everest in 1975, how many Chinese and Tibetans were part of the expedition?

3. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, as Messner and Nena approached the North Col, what alarmed Messner the most?

4. What does Potala mean?

5. When Messner and Nena left Lhasa in the Tibet chapter, where did they travel to?

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