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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XII The Assault and XIII The Third of June.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the consensus of the May 14 meeting?
(a) To climb Dhaulagiri.
(b) To return home.
(c) To keep exploring.
(d) To abandon Dhaulagiri.

2. How high was Camp IV?
(a) 27,000 feet.
(b) 22,000 feet.
(c) 23,500 feet.
(d) 25,000 feet.

3. How did Herzog respond to the May 14 consensus?
(a) He defended the idea of climbing Dhaulagiri.
(b) He defended the decision to abandon Dhaulagiri.
(c) He argued against returning home.
(d) He argued against continued exploration.

4. Who was in favor of continuing on, after Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz reached a wide ledge on May 20?
(a) Schatz.
(b) Terray.
(c) Herzog.
(d) Rebuffat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was decided at the May 14 meeting?

2. What did Rebuffat and Terray insist upon doing?

3. What news did the Sherpa relay toHerzog as he was climbing along the Great Barrier?

4. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

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

(see the answer key)

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