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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V Looking for Annapurna.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of work did people in Tukucha primarily do?
(a) Guide mountain climbers.
(b) Herd cattle.
(c) Spin and weave goat hair.
(d) Smuggle opium.

2. What did Herzog and his team find in Manangbhot?
(a) No supplies, and no news of Annapurna.
(b) News of the Tilicho Pass.
(c) Directions to Annapurna.
(d) News from France.

3. Which of the following did Dr. Oudot test on the climbers?
(a) Memory.
(b) Coordination.
(c) Their tolerance for different drugs.
(d) Lung capacity.

4. What did Herzog and his team do during their first days in Tukucha?
(a) Arrange passports.
(b) Set up camp.
(c) Acclimatize.
(d) Reconnoiter the mountain.

5. How far away from camp did Herzog collapse?
(a) Four miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) 20 yards.
(d) 200 yards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who served as doctor during the expedition?

2. What did Herzog and his men decide after attempting to climb the East Glacier of Dhaulagiri?

3. Which of the following was positioned south of Herzog's exploratory expedition route?

4. What did the visitor tell the climbers?

5. What was the author's role in the expedition?

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