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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following passes afforded Herzog and his team access to Annapurna?
(a) The Angawa Pass.
(b) The Tukucha Pass.
(c) The Annapurna Pass.
(d) The Tilicho Pass.

2. What were conditions like when Herzog continued up the spur on May 21?
(a) Iced like stone.
(b) Iced like rabbit fur.
(c) Iced like glass.
(d) Iced like cauliflower.

3. Where were all the supplies when Herzog and his team set up camp within view of Annapurna?
(a) In Tinigaon.
(b) In Manangbhot.
(c) In Tilicho.
(d) In Tukucha.

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

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

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

7. When did Herzog decide on Annapurna instead of Dhaulagiri?
(a) When climbers descending from Dhaulagiri told him how dangerous it was.
(b) When the reconnaissance team told him about the difficulties at Dhaulagiri.
(c) When his visitor told him that Dhaulagiri was extremely dangerous.
(d) When he found the Tilicho Pass.

8. What did some team members do while Herzog explored an approach to Annapurna?
(a) Look for a route up Dhaulagiri.
(b) Buy supplies.
(c) Negotiate with porters.
(d) Acclimatize.

9. What prospect did Herzog explore when he broke the men into exploring teams?
(a) The east ridge of Dhaulagiri.
(b) The north face of Annapurna.
(c) The Dhaulagiri Glacier.
(d) The north ridge of Dhaulagiri.

10. Who offered to lead Herzog and his team to the Tilicho Pass?
(a) A girl.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A lama.
(d) A guide.

11. Which of the climbers suffered a fall on the retreat above Camp II?
(a) Schatz.
(b) Rebuffat.
(c) Herzog.
(d) Lachenal.

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

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

14. How did Herzog respond to the May 14 consensus?
(a) He argued against returning home.
(b) He defended the idea of climbing Dhaulagiri.
(c) He defended the decision to abandon Dhaulagiri.
(d) He argued against continued exploration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did Herzog and his team find when they reached the Pass?

3. What did Herzog do to save time?

4. Which of the following did Herzog have to cross in order to get supplies at Manangbhot?

5. Which of the following did Herzog and his team get for the first time on May 23?

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