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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI Council of War and VII The Miristi Khola.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many expeditions had tried and failed to ascend higher than 8,000 meters before Herzog's expedition?
(a) 51.
(b) 22.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

2. What did the visitor tell the climbers?
(a) That they would lose one of their team members.
(b) That it was not propitious to climb Dhaulagiri.
(c) That Annapurna was close by.
(d) That they would be renowned for their efforts.

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

4. How were the team members selected?
(a) Based on diversity.
(b) Based on financial capability.
(c) Based on level of ambition and talent.
(d) Based on experience and ability to function.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work did people in Tukucha primarily do?

2. Which of the following did Dr. Oudot test on the climbers?

3. What region were the climbers thinking about climbing?

4. Who had the final decision about which mountain to climb?

5. How did Herzog and Rebuffat set out to join their team?

(see the answer key)

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