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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Messner studied the North Col through his binoculars and planned his next objective in the North Col chapter, where were Cheng and Tsao?
(a) At the base camp.
(b) In Lhasa.
(c) In Peking.
(d) At the midway camp.

2. 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 flying.
(b) By driving.
(c) By walking.
(d) By caravan.

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 Shisha.
(d) In Shekar.

4. 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 exertion and exhaustion.
(b) His exertion and concentration.
(c) His exhaustion and visions.
(d) His exhaustion and concentration.

5. How long did Messner need to recover after descending from the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) One week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

6. What does Bodhisattva mean?
(a) Chosen one.
(b) Soul searcher.
(c) Enlightened one.
(d) God of Compassion.

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

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

9. For the Chinese assault on Mount Everest in 1975, how many Chinese and Tibetans were part of the expedition?
(a) 400.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

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

11. What item was found in 1933 below the North-East Ridge that led people to speculate that Mallory and Irvine were actually successful in reaching the summit before losing their lives?
(a) A helmet.
(b) An oxygen tank.
(c) An ice axe.
(d) A map.

12. How many women who were part of the 1975 Chinese expedition were able to reach heights of more than 8000 meters?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

13. When Messner falls through a crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, how far down does he fall?
(a) About 4 meters.
(b) About 12 meters.
(c) About 6 meters.
(d) About 8 meters.

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

15. 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) Reading.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Planning.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Tashi delek" mean?

2. When Messner and Nena were reunited on the glacier, what was Messner's reaction?

3. 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?

4. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?

5. How high was Messner when he finally found a suitable bivouac spot in the Chomolungma chapter?

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