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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1924, what was the altitude reached by the British climber who set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) 8,738 meters.
(b) 8,572 meters.
(c) 8,126 meters.
(d) 8,621 meters.

2. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?
(a) Only 10 years.
(b) Only 20 years.
(c) Only 30 years.
(d) Only 40 years.

3. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twenty.

4. Upon his return to Germany in the Kanchung chapter, how long was Messner detained in Frankfurt's passport control?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One day.
(c) Three days.
(d) One hour.

5. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, how many times were the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold?
(a) Three times.
(b) Two times.
(c) One time.
(d) Four times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?

2. What was the primary occupation of Oswald Oelz?

3. Where did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest meet the Indian yogis who impressed the man with their teachings about self-discipline?

4. At what altitude did the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book lie?

5. What does Ganpei mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Messner suspect was the main reason that men often invited him to talk over a beer after hearing Messner's lecture?

3. According to Messner in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, why did no one understand the local people better than the leader of the second British expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?

4. Why did the second person to attempt a solo ascent of Everest decline to use oxygen gear?

5. According to Messner in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, why was each hour of each day so precious to the second British expedition to Mount Everest?

6. How did Messner describe the region of Solo Khumba in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter?

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

8. Describe what the oxygen apparatus of the 1920's looked like.

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

10. As Bulle returned to his "real" life in the Kanchung chapter, he threw himself into his job. What was Bulle's primary motivation for taking up his work with such enthusiasm?

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