Into Thin Air Chapters 6-8 Quiz

What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?

• fingerless gloves

• new boots

• white gear

• thin jackets

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The climbers on Everest do not _____________ for safety, which is different from other climbs Krakauer has done.

• use safety clips

• rope themselves together

• use rope nets

• carry extra rope

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who sneaks into Tibet and makes it up to 21,000 feet where he finds a cache of supplies, but dies anyway?

• Rufussion

• Corgay

• Tenzing

• Wilson

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?

• Scott Fisher

• Schoening

• Rob Hall

• Anatoli Bourkeev

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the only treatment for the illness HAPE?

• descend to lower altitude

• surgery

• dangerous medications

• bedrest

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3