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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII The Spur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Terray and Schatz camp on May 19?
(a) In the snow.
(b) At the campsite.
(c) In an advance camp that they had set up.
(d) On a ledge that they had made.

2. What did the visitor tell the climbers?
(a) That they would be renowned for their efforts.
(b) That it was not propitious to climb Dhaulagiri.
(c) That they would lose one of their team members.
(d) That Annapurna was close by.

3. Which of the following did Herzog have to cross in order to get supplies at Manangbhot?
(a) A crevasse field.
(b) A pass.
(c) A river.
(d) A frozen lake.

4. Which of the following approaches to Annapurna did Herzog explore himself?
(a) The Tilicho Pass.
(b) Tukucha.
(c) The East Glacier.
(d) Manangbhot.

5. What did Herzog's Nepalese guide tell him about the Tilicho Pass?
(a) That he did not know anything about it.
(b) That it was nearby.
(c) That it was impassable.
(d) That it was off limits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog ask Lachenal and Terray to do?

2. Which of the following passes afforded Herzog and his team access to Annapurna?

3. How did Herzog feel about Lachenal and Rebuffat's plan?

4. Who was in favor of continuing on, after Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz reached a wide ledge on May 20?

5. How did the altitude affect Herzog?

(see the answer key)

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