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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X The Sickle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Herzog and his team meet to decide on May 14?
(a) Whether to abandon the trip.
(b) Which route to take.
(c) Where to get supplies.
(d) How to climb Dhaulagiri.

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

3. Which of the following statements best reflects Rebuffat's thoughts on May 20 in relation to pressing on?
(a) He wanted to go back.
(b) He wanted to wait for Lachenal and Schatz.
(c) He wanted to press on.
(d) He wanted to wait to see how the weather had changed.

4. Why did Herzog and his team celebrate with a party on May 24?
(a) They were celebrating a French holiday.
(b) They were celebrating Herzog's birthday.
(c) They were celebrating the progress that they had made.
(d) They were celebrating having discovered a promising route.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?

2. How were the team members selected?

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

4. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?

5. How did the altitude affect Herzog?

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