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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX Annapurna.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the team members selected?
(a) Based on financial capability.
(b) Based on experience and ability to function.
(c) Based on level of ambition and talent.
(d) Based on diversity.

2. What region were the climbers thinking about climbing?
(a) The Rockies.
(b) The Adirondacks.
(c) The Himalayas.
(d) The Pyrenees.

3. What were Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz looking for when they set out on May 19?
(a) A site for a camp.
(b) A village with Sherpas.
(c) Supplies.
(d) A route to the Tilicho Pass.

4. How did Herzog justify the position that he had taken during the May 14 conversation?
(a) He wanted to test his climbers' loyalty.
(b) He wanted to see if anyone would disobey him.
(c) He wanted to lead the team to his decision on their own.
(d) He wanted to establish a consensus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes the Miristi Khola?

3. What were Herzog and his team prevented from doing because of the weather?

4. What type of work did people in Tukucha primarily do?

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

(see the answer key)

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