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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 ask Lachenal and Terray to do?
(a) To obtain supplies.
(b) To write to France with updates.
(c) To take letters to Tukucha.
(d) To set up an advance camp.

2. Who offered to lead Herzog and his team to the Tilicho Pass?
(a) A girl.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A lama.
(d) A guide.

3. Which of the following best describes the Miristi Khola?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A mountain pass.
(c) A river.
(d) A town.

4. What news did the climbers from Dhaulagiri announce?
(a) That there was an impassable crevasse field.
(b) That one of the members had nearly frozen.
(c) That there was a wide river to cross.
(d) That they had found a way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the trek into Tukucha, Nepal?

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

3. Whom did Herzog send to look for the Tilicho Pass?

4. What was the author's role in the expedition?

5. How far away from camp did Herzog collapse?

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