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Into Thin Air, Final Test

Authored by Paul Hoffman

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8th - 10th Grade

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Into Thin Air, Final Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What magazine did Jon Krakauer work for when sent to Nepal in 1996?

a) Outside

b) Mountain Climbing

c) Time

d) National Geographic

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to Krakauer, how much money was the average person paying to be guided up the mountain by an experienced guide?

a) $5,000

b) $25,000

c) $65,000

d) $115,000

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CCSS.RL.8.2

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What country was responsible for the first eight attempts to climb the summit of Mt. Everest?

Nepal

China

Tibet

Great Britain

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who were the first two people to summit Mt. Everest?

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Edmund Hillary and Ang Dorje

George Mallory and Tenzing Norgay

George Mallory and Ang Dorje

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CCSS.RI.8.5

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False: Jon Krakauer was an experienced mountain climber before he attempted climbing Everest.

True

False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the expedition leader for Jon Krakauer's Everest climb?

Scott Fischer

Ed Viesturs

Rob Hall

Edmund Hillary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who did Krakauer feel most comfortable with on his climbing team?

Doug Hansen

Rob Hall

Ed Viesturs

Scott Fischer

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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