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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. 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?
(a) 3,000 meters above sea level.
(b) 4,000 meters above sea level.
(c) 4,500 meters above sea level.
(d) 3,500 meters above sea level.

2. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?
(a) 8,315 meters.
(b) 8,230 meters.
(c) 8,170 meters.
(d) 8,020 meters.

3. 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) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) One time.
(d) Two times.

4. 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?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Portugal.
(d) France.

5. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?

2. How large is Tibet?

3. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?

4. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?

5. What was the name of the woman that Messner was married to?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When Messner referred to "fair means" in climbing in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, what was he referring to?

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

4. How did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest alone first learn about Mount Everest?

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

6. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, why was the team headed to Syangpoche?

7. As the book opens, Messner reflects on his first ascent of Everest. What did the mountain mean to Messner?

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

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

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