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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: At Crystal Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Matthiessen and Schaller about the abominable snowman living in the Himalayas?
(a) A sherpa.
(b) A Tibetan.
(c) A young biologist.
(d) A Nepalese nomad.

2. What is so rare and elusive and blends into surroundings that people can easily miss seeing it, according to Schaller?
(a) The blue sheep.
(b) The Nepalese nomad.
(c) The Tibetan.
(d) The snow leopard.

3. Where do Matthiessen and Schaller wait for the group of sherpas when Schaller takes a telescope and decides to go look for blue sheep?
(a) A cave.
(b) A temple.
(c) A stone hut.
(d) A grotto.

4. What keeps delaying the trip for Matthiessen's group that cannot be prevented?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Government red tape.
(c) Rain.
(d) Broken paths.

5. What does Matthiessen have to do when he is on a mountainside?
(a) Take photographs.
(b) Pay close attention.
(c) Write in his journal.
(d) Recharge his cell phone with a solar battery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Schaller camp outside the monastery?

2. Who are the people living in Shey?

3. What is important for Matthiessen's group to do once they pass 12,000 feet in elevation?

4. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discuss at length?

5. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discard before starting their climbing journey?

(see the answer key)

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