Q1 of 20 Page 81

What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author’s climb?

The obstacles in climbing a mountain are not only restricted to physical challenges accompanied by exhaustion. Apart from this, according to the narrator, the climb to the summit requires the three qualities of endurance, persistence, and willpower to succeed and move forward.


More from this chapter

All 20 →
2

The emotion that gripped him was one of

(i) victory over hurdles.


(ii) Humility and a sense of smallness.


(iii) greatness and self-importance.


(iv) the joy of discovery.


Choose the right item.

 3

“The summit of the mind” refers to

(i) Great intellectual achievements.


(ii) the process of maturing mentally and spiritually.


(iii) Overcoming personal ambition for the common welfare.


(iv) Living in the world of thought and imagination.


(v) the triumph of mind over worldly pleasures for a noble cause.


(vi) a fuller knowledge of oneself.


Mark the item(s) not relevant.

 1

Why is an adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable?

 1

What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irresistible?