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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII The Spur.

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) Which route to take.
(d) How to climb Dhaulagiri.

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

3. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Translator.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Photographer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Terray and Lachenal tell Herzog?

2. Which of the following was decided at the May 14 meeting?

3. Which of the following did Lachenal and Rebuffat look for after Herzog returned from the spur?

4. What did Herzog and his team do during their first days in Tukucha?

5. What was the consensus of the May 14 meeting?

(see the answer key)

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