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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet, where did the Dalai Lama go?
(a) India.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Portugal.

2. When climbing, how many paces did Messner take between rests according to the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) 35 paces.
(b) 65 paces.
(c) 80 paces.
(d) 50 paces.

3. Even though Messner's tent only weighed 2 kilos, the tent could withstand winds that were how strong?
(a) 65 kilometers per hour.
(b) 100 kilometers per hour.
(c) 120 kilometers per hour.
(d) 75 kilometers per hour.

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

5. In what city did the authorities have a celebratory reception for Messner and his team?
(a) Lhasa.
(b) Kathmandu.
(c) Shingu.
(d) Peking.

6. Who was the deputy leader of the 1975 Chinese expedition?
(a) Tabei.
(b) Phantog.
(c) Tung.
(d) Ganpei.

7. 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) 300 meters.
(b) 200 meters.
(c) 400 meters.
(d) 500 meters.

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

9. 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.

10. 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 cook soup.
(b) Stopping to relieve himself.
(c) Stopping to photograph himself.
(d) Stopping to write in his diary.

11. On what day did the Chinese expedition's assault team finally reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975?
(a) March 12.
(b) April 23.
(c) June 24.
(d) May 27.

12. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?
(a) Tsao.
(b) Shezung.
(c) Jul.
(d) Lhunpo.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In celebration of his 36th birthday, what mountain did Messner receive a permit to climb solo?

2. 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?

3. When Messner got the idea to leave base camp and travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter, where did Messner want to go?

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

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

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