View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Nema.
(b) Irvine.
(c) Odell.
(d) Mallory.

2. According to Messner, what was the single most important source of foreign currency to Nepal?
(a) Mountaineering expeditions.
(b) Tourism.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Climbing fees.

3. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?
(a) Magic.
(b) Butte.
(c) Bulle.
(d) Major.

4. Halfway through Messner's lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, who slipped the "Peking Review" into Messner's hand?
(a) Jurgen Lehmann.
(b) Sepia Tian-Chi.
(c) Joachim Hoelzgen.
(d) Shisha Pangma.

5. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Seven years old.
(d) Ten years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, Messner needed to leave Nepal because he had a lecture tour beginning. Where did Messner's European lecture tour start?

2. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

3. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?

4. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?

5. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Messner's ascent of the Abruzzi Ridge different from that of previous mountaineers?

2. What was the most interesting part of the lecture tour schedule for Messner in the Kanchung chapter?

3. What unusual item was a standard item placed in the rooms by the hotel in Syangpoche in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter?

4. According to the Kanchung chapter, the first person to want to scale Mount Everest alone was not a mountaineer. Why did this person believe he could scale Everest with no experience?

5. How did Captain Finch originally test his bold plan back in England?

6. According to Messner in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, why was Oelz depressed as the team packed for their trip to Syangpoche?

7. As the book opens, what reason did Mallory give when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest a second time?

8. What was the bold plan for the second expedition to Everest that Captain Finch came up with?

9. In 1922 and 1924, the British set up their base camp in the shelter of a moraine under the end of the Rongbuk Glacier. Why was this spot considered ideal?

10. In the Kanchung chapter, how did Messner characterize his homeland of South Tyrol?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 676 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample