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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Herzog expect his prognosis to be?
(a) Amputation of hands and feet.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Loss of fingers and toes.
(d) Loss of his legs.

2. Why had Herzog lost sight of things upon returning to camp?
(a) He was overjoyed to report his achievement.
(b) He was sick with altitude sickness.
(c) He was totally exhausted.
(d) He was in pain from his injuries.

3. What did Herzog confide to Terray in Camp II?
(a) That he was not feeling well.
(b) That the Sherpas were unhappy.
(c) That the two of them would probably be the first to summit.
(d) That the others would probably die.

4. What did Herzog receive in Katmandu?
(a) Honors from the Maharajah of Nepal.
(b) Prosthetic hands.
(c) Citations for traveling without permits.
(d) Money from France.

5. How was Herzog's physical condition for the descent?
(a) His hands were useless.
(b) His feet were useless.
(c) He was delirious.
(d) He was blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Oudot inject into Herzog and Lachenal?

2. What news did Schatz take with him to Camp II?

3. What did Herzog see in his fever-induced vision?

4. What happened to Herzog as he descended the ice wall that the team encountered?

5. What changed as the climbers descended from the Woods of Lete?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the amputation of Herzog's fingers and toes.

2. How did Dr. Oudot treat Herzog's frostbite?

3. What weather-related news did Herzog and his team learn about when they reached the base camp?

4. Describe Herzog's feelings while he was descending the mountain.

5. Describe Lachenal and Herzog's arrival at Camp IV.

6. Describe the splitting up of the climbing team in Gorakhpur.

7. Describe the state of Herzog's fingers and toes.

8. Describe Herzog's condition upon his return to Camp II.

9. Describe Herzog's return to camp.

10. Describe the team's descent from the Woods of Lete.

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