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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. 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. How far away from camp did Herzog collapse?

5. What news did the climbers from Dhaulagiri announce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Herzog find when he returned to Camp III after establishing Camp IV?

2. Describe the Herzog team's first attempts to scout Annapurna.

3. What would the expedition to Annapurna entail?

4. What did Herzog and his team find when they found the Tilicho Pass?

5. Describe Herzog's ordeal traveling back to the camp at the Tilicho Pass from Manangbhot.

6. What various types of danger did Herzog and his team encounter above Camp II?

7. Describe the tests that Dr. Oudot performed on the men at the beginning of the expedition.

8. What trail did Herzog establish the day after setting up Camp III?

9. Describe Herzog's technique for running the May 14 meeting.

10. Describe the team's first attempts to reconnoiter Dhaulagiri.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the technical developments that had made the expedition to Annapurna possible?

Essay Topic 2

What were the international repercussions that resulted from the accomplishments that were attained by Herzog and his team?

Essay Topic 3

Can you describe the significance of Herzog's invitation to Ang-Tharkay to summit with him and Lachenal? What different constituencies would interpret that gesture, and how would they be apt to view it?

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