Into Thin Air Quizzes

Into Thin Air Quiz 1

1 Who is the narrator of the story?
Rob Hall

Scott Fischer

Jon Krakauer

Lopsang Sherpa
2 How many 8,000 meter peaks had Krakauer climbed before attempting Mt. Everest?
0

2

3

1
3 In what year did the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest happen?
1953

1927

1996

1852
4 Who was the first Westerner to summit Mt. Everest?
Rob Hall

Edmund Hillary

George Leigh Mallory

Reinhold Messner
5 Which of the following is NOT a name for Mt. Everest?
Jomolungma

Kangshung

Peak XV

Sagarmatha
6 Who becomes Krakauer's closest friend on the expedition?
John Taske

Neal Beidleman

Andy Harris

Doug Hansen
7 Which of the following is NOT the name of an expedition on Mt. Everest in the 1996 season?
Alpine Ascents International

Mountain Madness

Himalayan Summits

IMAX
8 Which word best describes Krakauer's feelings when he reaches the summit of Mt. Everest?
Indifferent

Humbled

Awestruck

Triumphant
9 Which word best describes Krakauer's feelings when he first sees Mt. Everest?
Anxious

Excited

Confident

Unimpressed
10 What altitude marks the beginning of the "Death Zone?"
20,000 feet

23,000 feet

27,000 feet

25,000 feet
11 What is HACE?
The medical term for "altitude sickness"

A condition where the lungs fill with fluid due to lack of oxygen

A condition where air bubbles develop in the brain from ascending to high altitudes too fast

A condition where the brain swells due to lack of oxygen
12 What does the holy lama at Tengboche do that surprises Krakauer?
Shows him photos of a recent trip to America

Speaks in fluent English

Warns him that there is darkness in his future

Refuses to bless him because he is not Buddhist
13 What is the capital of Nepal?
Pheriche

Namche Bazaar

Kathmandu

Lhotse
14 Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Summits?
Vinson Massif (Antarctica)

Vesuvius (Europe)

Kilimanjaro (Africa)

Aconcagua (South America)
15 Overall, how many people died on Mt. Everest in 1996?
9

4

7

12
16 Who is the first person to die in the book?
Doug Hansen

Chen Yu-Nan

Tenzing Sherpa

Yasuko Namba
17 What are Rob Hall's last words to his wife?
"Please don't worry too much"

"Tell our baby that daddy loved her"

"I'm sorry for letting you down"

"I love you more than anything"
18 What is the name of the magazine that hires Krakauer to write about the expedition?
Outdoors

National Geographic

Alpine

Outside
19 Which of Beck Weathers' body parts is NOT affected by severe frostbite?
Nose

Hands

Arms

Feet
20 Why does Andy Harris turn around and hike back towards the summit during the storm?
He thinks that the Hillary Step may offer better shelter from the wind

He wants to bring extra oxygen the Hall and Hansen

He is disoriented and accidentally walks in the wrong direction

He forgot his ice pick on the South Summit
21 Why does Anatoli Boukreev hike so far ahead of his clients on the descent to Camp Four?
He wants to be well rested in case he is needed in an emergency

He experiences symptoms of HACE and needs to get to a lower altitude quickly

He needs to find a new path for the team after an avalanche blocked the old route

He is called down to assist the clients who had remained at Camp Four
22 Where is Krakauer from?
Seattle

Vancouver

Portland

Denver
23 Why does Krakauer develop a painful cough?
He contracts early stage pneumonia due to subzero temperatures

He breathes thick smoke from burning feces

It is a chronic condition that he aggravates by doing extreme physical activity

His throat partially freezes from breathing icy air
24 Which of the following are NOT symptoms of altitude sickness?
Loss of appetite

Insomnia

Nausea

High fever
25 How tall is Mt. Everest?
30,128 feet

28,280 feet

29,028 feet

27,463 feet

Why did Hall shift from his personal expeditions to founding an expedition company?

Hall knew that he couldn't make a living with sponsored climbs, so he and his partner, Gary Ball, founded Adventure Consultants.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/20/2017 2:50 PM

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Why did Krakauer agree to climb Everest when he felt such disdain for what the climb had become?

Krakauer was hired by the magazine Outside to cover Dick Bass' climb. Bored with sitting around at the camp, he began to train. Then, the magazine decided to subsidize the climb. Thus..... he climbed.

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Who did krakauer see as the strongest guided climber on Everest in 1996 and why

Robert Hall. He was the most experienced and level headed guide climbing Everest.

It was with this Rob Hall - the best possible leader - that we were on our way.

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Answered by Aslan on 1/17/2024 4:48 AM

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