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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X The Sickle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Herzog and Rebuffat set out to join their team?
(a) On skis.
(b) On foot.
(c) By dog sled.
(d) By horse.

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

3. Where and when does 'Annapurna' begin?
(a) Paris, 1950.
(b) Katmandu, 1952.
(c) Chamonix, 1950.
(d) Annapurna, 1951.

4. Where did Herzog and Rebuffat camp on May 19?
(a) In the snow.
(b) At an advance campsite that they had set up.
(c) On a ledge that they had made.
(d) By the river.

5. What type of work did people in Tukucha primarily do?
(a) Smuggle opium.
(b) Guide mountain climbers.
(c) Spin and weave goat hair.
(d) Herd cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high was Camp IV?

2. What news did the Sherpa relay toHerzog as he was climbing along the Great Barrier?

3. Which of the following best describes the state that Couzy, Lachenal, Rebuffat and the others were in when Herzog found them at Camp III after having established Camp IV?

4. What factors hindered Herzog during his ascent?

5. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?

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