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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XVI The Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the climbers covered by in the morning?
(a) Blown snow.
(b) Fresh snow.
(c) Avalanche snow.
(d) Ice.

2. Why did Herzog and Lachenal have difficulty walking?
(a) They were exhausted.
(b) Their feet were frostbitten.
(c) They were both dehydrated.
(d) They had not eaten.

3. What did Herzog and his men decide after attempting to climb the East Glacier of Dhaulagiri?
(a) That it was a dead end.
(b) That they should not separate from the others.
(c) That it was too easy.
(d) That it was too difficult.

4. What news did the climbers from Dhaulagiri announce?
(a) That one of the members had nearly frozen.
(b) That there was an impassable crevasse field.
(c) That there was a wide river to cross.
(d) That they had found a way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog say in response to Terray's offer?

2. What gear did Herzog lose after reaching the summit?

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

4. What did Terray and Lachenal tell Herzog?

5. How many expeditions had tried and failed to ascend higher than 8,000 meters before Herzog's expedition?

(see the answer key)

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