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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII The Spur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Herzog pack for sustenance on his way back to the camp at Tilicho Pass?
(a) Bread.
(b) Milk.
(c) Rice.
(d) Chocolate.

2. When did Herzog decide on Annapurna instead of Dhaulagiri?
(a) When the reconnaissance team told him about the difficulties at Dhaulagiri.
(b) When he found the Tilicho Pass.
(c) When climbers descending from Dhaulagiri told him how dangerous it was.
(d) When his visitor told him that Dhaulagiri was extremely dangerous.

3. Which of the following actions did the climbers commit themselves to do via oath?
(a) To summit or die.
(b) To return alive.
(c) To obey Herzog.
(d) To reach the summit before another team.

4. Which of the following was decided at the May 14 meeting?
(a) To keep exploring.
(b) To climb Dhaulagiri.
(c) To get more supplies.
(d) To climb Annapurna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog ask Lachenal and Terray to do?

2. How were the team members selected?

3. How did Herzog respond to the May 14 consensus?

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

5. Which of the following blocked the ridge to the peak of Dhaulagiri?

(see the answer key)

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