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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sanders joins the three men, what does he talk about?
(a) the threat of war
(b) gold mining
(c) the evacuation of Baskul
(d) the price of oil

2. How is Conway described?
(a) as a Renaissance man who excels in everything
(b) as a man with a vivid imagination
(c) as a lost soul always looking for answers
(d) as a wanderer who never finishes a job

3. What is Karakal?
(a) a beautiful cone-shaped mountain
(b) a Tibetan form of greeting
(c) the name of the nearest village
(d) the road to Shangri-La

4. When the plane lands to refuel, what do the passengers see out the window?
(a) black figures moving about
(b) a desolate frontier
(c) only runway lights
(d) gasoline trucks

5. What do they have to do to get to the lamasery?
(a) use Conway's compass
(b) put on more clothes
(c) go around the mountains
(d) climb the mountains

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the treasures Conway enjoys at Shangri-La?

2. How does Conway get away from Rutherford in Honolulu?

3. What does Mallison insist about the flight?

4. What nourishment do they offer the four survivors?

5. What have the Tibetans used to measure Karakal?

(see the answer key)

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