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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. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, approximately how much did Messner believe the expedition would cost?
(a) $60,000.
(b) $80,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $40,000.

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

3. On what day did Messner sign the contract with the CMA for his solo ascent of Mount Everest?
(a) September 3.
(b) August 3.
(c) April 3.
(d) May 3.

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

5. Who had a special camera with him on expeditions in 1922 and 1924?
(a) Joseph Grange.
(b) Peter Habeler.
(c) Greg Mallory.
(d) John Noel.

Short Answer Questions

1. A few days after being forced to descend Everest because of the storm, which two team members were able to ascend to 8,321 meters during the second British expedition?

2. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?

3. What did Messner say he hated like the plague?

4. What was the name of the Tibetan who helped the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone enter Tibet illegally?

5. What was the name of the second person to try to scale Everest alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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