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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XVI The Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the trek into Tukucha, Nepal?
(a) One day.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four days.

2. How long did Herzog have before the monsoon would reach the mountains?
(a) More than a month.
(b) A week, maybe two.
(c) A few days.
(d) A couple of weeks.

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

4. Who took equipment to Camp II with the Sherpas when Herzog and his team arrived from Base Camp?
(a) Lachenal.
(b) Schatz.
(c) Rebuffat.
(d) Terray.

5. Who served as doctor during the expedition?
(a) Jean Couzy.
(b) Jacques Oudot.
(c) Marcel Schatz.
(d) Louis Lachenal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog's Nepalese guide tell him about the Tilicho Pass?

2. What was Herzog's plan when he reached Camp III?

3. What had Herzog lost sight of upon returning to camp?

4. Where did the Sherpas stay when Lachenal and Herzog stayed at Camp IV?

5. Why did Herzog and Lachenal have difficulty walking?

(see the answer key)

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