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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V Looking for Annapurna.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Herzog and his team find when they reached the Pass?
(a) A lake, and another pass.
(b) A serac.
(c) A crevasse field.
(d) A col.

2. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Translator.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Journalist.

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

4. What prospect did Herzog explore when he broke the men into exploring teams?
(a) The north ridge of Dhaulagiri.
(b) The east ridge of Dhaulagiri.
(c) The Dhaulagiri Glacier.
(d) The north face of Annapurna.

5. What did Herzog and his team find in Manangbhot?
(a) No supplies, and no news of Annapurna.
(b) News from France.
(c) Directions to Annapurna.
(d) News of the Tilicho Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following passes afforded Herzog and his team access to Annapurna?

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

3. How many expeditions had tried and failed to ascend higher than 8,000 meters before Herzog's expedition?

4. Which of the following actions did the climbers commit themselves to do via oath?

5. Who offered to lead Herzog and his team to the Tilicho Pass?

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