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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 did Herzog and his team meet to decide on May 14?
(a) Where to get supplies.
(b) Whether to abandon the trip.
(c) How to climb Dhaulagiri.
(d) Which route to take.

2. Which of the following statements best reflects Herzog's thoughts on May 20 in relation to pressing on?
(a) He wanted to wait for Lachenal and Schatz.
(b) He wanted to go back.
(c) He wanted to wait to see how the weather changed.
(d) He wanted to press on.

3. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?
(a) On a barren area.
(b) On a plateau.
(c) On a ledge.
(d) In a crevasse.

4. Which of the following did Lachenal and Rebuffat look for after Herzog returned from the spur?
(a) An escape route.
(b) A route around the spur.
(c) A route to a plateau.
(d) A route through the Great Barrier.

5. What did Herzog confide to Terray after digging out in the morning?
(a) That summitting was far too risky.
(b) That he (Terray) should be in charge if Herzog were to die.
(c) That he wished that he had never climbed.
(d) That he would probably die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Herzog send to look for the Tilicho Pass?

2. Where did Herzog blaze a trail from Camp III?

3. What were Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz looking for when they set out on May 19?

4. 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?

5. What did Rebuffat and Terray insist upon doing?

(see the answer key)

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