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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. Who had the final decision about which mountain to climb?
(a) Noyelle.
(b) Schatz.
(c) The majority of the team.
(d) Herzog.

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

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

4. To which of the following did Herzog compare the ascent?
(a) A river.
(b) A race.
(c) A military campaign.
(d) A poem.

5. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?
(a) A dangerous area that the team had to cross.
(b) A valley inhabited by stone-age people.
(c) A valley left off the map.
(d) A valley that had looked like a lake on the maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Herzog and Rebuffat set out to join their team?

2. How far away from camp did Herzog collapse?

3. What did Herzog decide based on the information that Lachenal and Terray provided?

4. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?

5. Which of the following did Dr. Oudot test on the climbers?

(see the answer key)

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