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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI Council of War and VII The Miristi Khola.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the Miristi Khola?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A river.
(c) A mountain pass.
(d) A town.

2. What did Herzog and his team find in Manangbhot?
(a) No supplies, and no news of Annapurna.
(b) News of the Tilicho Pass.
(c) Directions to Annapurna.
(d) News from France.

3. What did Herzog and his team find when they reached the Pass?
(a) A serac.
(b) A lake, and another pass.
(c) A crevasse field.
(d) A col.

4. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Translator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog's Nepalese guide tell him about the Tilicho Pass?

2. What was the author's role in the expedition?

3. How many team members were involved in planning the expedition?

4. How did Herzog justify the position that he had taken during the May 14 conversation?

5. Which of the following blocked the ridge to the peak of Dhaulagiri?

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