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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. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 20,000.

2. As Messner prepareed for his solo climb in 1980 in the Kanchung chapter, for how long had Messner been divorced?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Eight years.

3. How large is Tibet?
(a) 1.2 million square kilometers.
(b) 1.4 million square kilometers.
(c) 0.8 million square kilometers.
(d) 1.0 million square kilometers.

4. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?
(a) Fifteen kilos.
(b) Ten kilos.
(c) Twelve kilos.
(d) Seven kilos.

5. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, how long did they have to reach Syangpoche?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were involved with the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?

2. On the second British expedition's assent of Everest, which team member was nauseous and did not continue on past 7,600 meters with the rest of the team?

3. As the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone entered Tibet illegally, what was the person disguised as?

4. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?

5. Who was responsible for producing the film about Messner's Ama Dablam expedition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Because it lies so far above sea level, what is Tibet known as?

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

3. In the Kanchung chapter, what did the article Messner read in the "Peking Review" state?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. When the climbing team reached Syangpoche in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, they were unsuccessful in completing their task. What was their task and why were they unsuccessful?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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