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

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

3. What news did the Sherpa relay toHerzog as he was climbing along the Great Barrier?
(a) That Lachenal and Rebuffat had retreated.
(b) That Lachenal and Rebuffat had camped.
(c) That Lachenal had hurt himself.
(d) That a snowstorm had stopped Lachenal and Rebuffat.

4. What gear did Herzog lose after reaching the summit?
(a) His gloves.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His boots.
(d) His wool cap.

5. Whom did Herzog send to look for the Tilicho Pass?
(a) Lachenal and Rebuffat.
(b) Couzy and Schatz.
(c) Couzy and Terray.
(d) Schatz and the Nepalese guide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Herzog blaze a trail from Camp III?

2. What did Herzog ask Ang-Tharkay at Camp V?

3. What did Herzog and his team do during their first days in Tukucha?

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

5. When did Herzog decide on Annapurna instead of Dhaulagiri?

(see the answer key)

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