WorksheetsInto Thin Air Practice Test MB
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Which of the following was the effect of Andy Harris fully opening the oxygen tank?
Beck Weathers was unable to return to base camp.
Krakauer's tank was drained.
Rob Hall was delayed at the summit.
Doug Hansen was unable to descend to Base Camp.
Who of the following was a postal worker from Seattle who had attempted Everest unsuccessfully in the past?
Doug Hansen
Rob Hall
Beck Weathers
Scott Fischer
Why do the sherpas feel forced to serve as guides?
They have limited employment opportunities.
They are forced to work as guides by the Nepal government.
The money is so good that they feel they can't say no.
Most are thrill seekers and simply love the job.
What is the biggest factor putting people at danger on Everest?
global warming
lack of funding for supplies
fewer sherpas to guide climbers
too many inexperienced climbers
What most likely caused Beck Weathers to continue climbing despite his failing eyesight?
He is determined to reach the summit
He knows he will likely die
He is urged to continue to climb by Mike Grooms.
His lack of oxygen
What is most likely the reason that Hall stays with Hansen?
Hall knows that he cannot make it to the South Summit anyway.
As his guide, Hall feels responsible for Hansen's well being.
Hall believes that guides are coming to rescue them.
Hall's lack of oxygen has made it difficult for him to use sound judgement.
In what chapter is the acclimatization process completed?
Chapter 20
Chapter 10
What day is the most favorable for summit day?
April 26th
March 15th
May 10th
June 1st
Was their extra pressure on Rob Hall's team because of Jon Krakauer?
Yes
No
Before the ascent to the summit begins, Scott Fischer shows signs of
illness
panic
doubt
Why does the helicopter struggle to reach the climbers?
It is so cold, the engines freeze up
The air is so thin, the blades lose lift
There is nowhere to safely land a helicopter
Where on the map did Doug Hansen and Rob Hall get stuck on the way down?
The Khumbu Icefall
Just above Camp 3
The Hillary Step
Just above Camp 4
Which of the following did not survive the May 10 Everest attempt?
Yasuko Nama
Beck Weathers
Mike Groom
Jon Krakauer
What happened when Jon Krakauer asked Andy Harris to turn off his oxygen to conserve it?
Andy turned the knob too hard and broke it.
Andy turned it too low and Krakauer became hypoxic
Andy turned it all the way up and drained his tank
One of the problems with crossing the crevasses is
There are too many people trying to cross.
Some climbers are too frightened to cross and take too long.
The crevasses collapse without warning.
Everest borders which two countries?
Nepal and Malysia
China and India
China and Nepal
Canada and the United States of America
What does it mean to be hypoxic?
To be short on brain cells
To be short on oxygen
To be short on hypoxical cells
To be confused
Who is the author of the book?
Jon Krakauer
John Steinbeck
Ed Viesturs
Rob Hall
What type of literature is it, fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction
Nonfiction
True or False: The author was an experienced mountain climber before he attempted climbing Everest.rue
True
False
True or False: Lopsang “carries” Sandy Pittman towards the summit.
True
False
True or False: The Sherpas have set the ropes all the way to the summit.
True
False
True or False: All of Hall's clients reach the summit.
True
False
True or False: Krakauer runs out of bottled oxygen before he summits.
True
False
Does Rob Hall have a very specific plan to climatize his clients?
Yes
No
What is the name of the process that Krakauer and his group mates go through to adjust to the increasing lack of oxygen before moving higher up the mountain?
Oxygenation
Actualization
Acclimatization
Maturation
What did Krakauer realize about Beck Weathers?
He was tough.
He was from California.
He was inexperienced.
He was unmarried.
True or False: Scott Fischer makes many unexpected extra trips up and down Everest between camps.
True
False
True or False: Rob Hall survives a night on Everest.
True
False
Who miraculously returns from the dead?
Rob Hall
Beck Weathers
Scott Fischer
Yasuko Namba
In what year did the Mount Everest tragedy as described in the book take place among the climbers in Rob Hall's and Scott Fischer's teams?
1994
1995
1996
1997
Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Fischer and Tenzing
Tenzing and Waugh
Hillary and Tenzing
Hillary and Hall
What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?
Mountain Madness
Adventure Consultants
Everest Evertons
Mountain Explorers
Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.
three quarters
one third
one half
90%
What did Fischer climb Everest without in order to attract attention to his climbing skills and services?
boots
gear
food
oxygen
As Krakauer descends the mountain, his climbing group has now shrunk from eleven to what?
10
1
6
0
True or False: Surprisingly, Krakauer was able to quickly return to a normal life when he got home to Seattle.
True
False
True or False: The IMAX team ends its plan to film a summiting of Everest in honor of the climbers who died.
True
False
True or False: Months after the disaster, Krakauer still thinks about the events everyday.
True
False
What injury/illness prevents Doug Hansen from temporarily being able to continue the climb?
a) Frostbitten hands
b) HAPE
c) Frozen Larynx
d) Concussion
An argument breaks out between Rob Hall and which other climbing team about the agreement to set up safety ropes along the Camp Three to Camp Four route?
a) Mountain Madness
b) The South African group
c) The Taiwanese group
d) Alpine Ascents
What magazine did Jon Krakauer work for when sent to Nepal in 1996?
a) Outside
b) Mountain Climbing
c) Time
d) National Geographic
What country was responsible for the first eight attempts to climb the summit of Mt. Everest?
Nepal
China
Tibet
Great Britain
Which of the following words best summarizes Krakauer’s attitude about what happens on the mountain?
Horrified
Impressed
Disinterested
Enchanted
Why does John feel better after Harris turns the valve on the oxygen tank?
John is happy to see another climber.
Harris gives John a pep talk.
John's thinking improves when he breathes more deeply.
Harris accidentally turns up the oxygen flow
What is the cause of John's inability to think clearly?
Too much oxygen
Too little oxygen
John says most of the guides continued because
they need the money due to lack of employment opportunities in Nepal.
they new the climbers would continue even without their help.
they'd survived numerous snow storms in the past.
nothing indicated that a terrible storm was approaching.
Why do the climbers try to hurry down from Everest?
some of them are low on oxygen
some of them need to catch up with their guides
they realizes a storm is coming
they are worried about the traffic jam on the Hillary Step
Who miraculously returns from the dead?
Rob Hall
Scott Fischer
Beck Weathers
Yasuko Namba
Why does Beck Weathers stop climbing?
he is scared of heights
he runs out of oxygen
he has frostbite
he can't see
The author keeps his grip on reality by
talking out loud to himself
conversing with his guide
singing nursery rhymes
clapping his hands and stomping his feet
The author navigates back to camp by
using a handheld GPS system
reading a map made by his guide
following footprints in the snow
looking for landmarks he memorized on the way up
The author falls asleep thinking all is well. However, in truth
he will lose his left foot to frostbite
his best friend has fallen off a cliff
nineteen people are trapped on the mountain by the storm
he's in the wrong tent in the wrong camp
The height of Everest is roughly the equivalent to…
a) The cruising altitude of a commercial airliner
b) The height of the Empire State Building
c) The point at which the sky no longer appears blue in the daytime
d) The depth of the Mariana Trench
Who is Rob Hall?
a) The first person to reach the top of Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen.
b) The owner of Mountain Madness, a less reputable climbing company.
c) The owner of Adventure Consultants, the guide company Krakauer will be joining.
d) The lead singer of a rock group called Everest who was part of the same group as Krakauer.
Whose flag had Krakauer brought with him to pose with at the summit, although he leaves it in his bag?
no one's
Washington State
United States
Outside Magazine
What has Krakauer worried when he reaches the summit, so much so that he can not enjoy his time there?
low oxygen
the weather
lack of food
Hall's apperance
Who nearly collapses at the top of the Hillary Step when climbing on Mount Everest?
no one
Doug Hansen
Rob Hall
Scott Fischer
TRUE or FALSE: Krakauer experiences a tremendous headache and needs medical assistance.
TRUE
FALSE
True or False: All of Hall's clients reach the summit.
True
False
True or False: David Breashears of the IMAX film expedition team, provided rescue effort for the stranded climbers.
True
False
True or False: Ang Dorje, Rob Hall's sirdar, is overcome with grief. He blames himself for Rob's death.
True
False
What major mistake does Krakauer realize he made?
He believed Andy Harris survived the storm and told Andy's wife that.
He believed Andy Harris died in the storm and told Andy's wife that.
He left Yasuko Namba on the South Col to die.
He left Beck Weathers on the South Col to die.
True or False: Krakauer learns that Hall and Fischer are still high on the mountain needing help.
True
False
True or False: The South Africans use their radio to help rescue the stranded climbers.
True
False
True or False: Climbers were turned around at 2:00 PM even if they hadn't reached the summit.
True
False
True or False: During the storm and descent to Camp Four, there are multiple attempts to rescue stranded climbers.
True
False
True or False: Scott Fischer is able to guide down the majority of his clients to Camp Four.
True
False
True or False: Krakauer is able to join the search team and assist in rescuing some climbers.
True
False
True or False: Both Rob Hall and Doug Hansen make it to the summit.
True
False
True or False: A trio of Sherpas try to rescue Hall.
True
False
True or False: The trio of Sherpas are able to rescue Scott Fischer.
True
False
True or False: The Swedish climber Goran Kropp summits Everest.
True
False
Before Krakauer's attempt on climbing Everest, have people summited without using bottled oxygen?
Yes
No
True or False: A member of the Taiwanese climbing team dies from a fall into a crevasse after slipping on ice while going to the bathroom.
True
False
According to Krakauer, how much money was the average person paying to be guided up the mountain by an experienced guide?
$5,000
$25,000
$65,000
$115,000
Krakauer describes his feelings at the summit of Everest as ________.
uncaring and detached
elated and overjoyed
frightened and nervous
enriched and satisfied
Who does Krakauer run into near the summit that looks "hammered," weak, and exhausted?
Rob Hall
Scott Fischer
Ed Viesturs
Doug Hansen
What country was responsible for the first eight attempts to climb the summit of Mt. Everest?
Nepal
China
Tibet
Great Britain
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
True or False: Jon Krakauer was an experienced mountain climber before he attempted climbing Everest.
True
False
Who did Krakauer feel most comfortable with on his climbing team?
Doug Hansen
Rob Hall
Ed Viesturs
Scott Fischer
Did Sir Edmund Hillary approve of Rob Hall's commercial expeditions?
yes
no
What does HACE stand for?
High Altitude Cerebral Edema
High Altitude Cardiac Edema
High Altitude Coronary Erratica
High Altitude Calcium Embolism
What day is the most favorable for summit day?
April 26
March 15
May 10
June 1
Ang Dorje, Rob Hall's sirdar, is overcome with grief. He blames himself for Rob's death.
true
false
Beck Weathers is able to descend mostly under his own power.
true
false
On May 8, 1978, Reinhold Messner became the first person to ascend Everest without…
a) A Sherpa guide
b) Supplemental oxygen
c) Legs
Ropes
Who was the Texas doctor climbing with Krakauer's team?
Doug Hansen
Beck Weathers
Ian Woodall
Pete Schoening
Who was the Seattle postal worker that befriended Krakauer on the climb?
Rob Hall
Doug Hansen
Beck Weathers
Who is Lopsang?
Rob Hall's top Sherpa
A Sherpa who died from HAPE
Scott Fischer's top Sherpa who is a an elite climber
Fischer's teenage Sherpa who fell into a crevasse
At the summit of Everest, Krakauer described his feeling as...
exhilarated by the view
relieved that it was over
too tired to care
terrified by the great height
What events did Krakauer foreshadow in the opening paragraphs?
A blizzard on the mountain
Climbers losing limbs
Death of some climbers
All of the above
How much time did Krakauer spend on the summit of Everest before starting the descent?
2 minutes
5 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
Lack of oxygen at high altitudes caused the climbers to have impaired judgment.
TRUE
FALSE
Why does Beck Weathers stop climbing?
he is scared of heights
he runs out of oxygen
he has frostbite
he can't see
Both Rob Hall and Doug Hansen make it to the summit.
true
false
Why did Hall's wife not join him as the team physician on this expedition?
She broke her arm
She stayed home to watch their children
She was pregnant with their first child
She was on another expedition
Rob Hall dies trying to save who?
Scott Fischer
Sherpa Tenzing
Sandy Pittman
Doug Hansen
Doug Hansen is determined to make it to the summit because.....
Doug had promised his father that he would make it to the summit
a year earlier he had to turn around on the South Summit by Hall
Doug promised Krakauer he would make it to the summit
Members of a native people of the Himalayas who work as guides and expert navigators on Everest are called:
Buddhists
Crampons
Sherpas
Rappels
Who is Rob Hall?
a) The first person to reach the top of Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen.
b) The owner of Mountain Madness, a less reputable climbing company.
c) The owner of Adventure Consultants, the guide company Krakauer will be joining.
d) The lead singer of a rock group called Everest who was part of the same group as Krakauer.
True or False: Climbers were turned around at 2:00 PM even if they hadn't reached the summit.
True
False
How tall is Mt. Everest?
10,035 feet
39,000 feet
29,035 feet
19, 035 feet
At what elevation is the Death Zone?
At and above 25,000 feet
At and above 10,000 feet
At and above 15,000 feet
At and above 20,000 feet
What is the biggest factor putting people at danger on Everest?
global warming
lack of funding for supplies
fewer sherpas to guide climbers
too many inexperienced climbers
