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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 crevasse field.
(c) A serac.
(d) A col.

2. Who served as doctor during the expedition?
(a) Louis Lachenal.
(b) Marcel Schatz.
(c) Jacques Oudot.
(d) Jean Couzy.

3. What did Herzog and his team do during their first days in Tukucha?
(a) Set up camp.
(b) Acclimatize.
(c) Reconnoiter the mountain.
(d) Arrange passports.

4. Where and when does 'Annapurna' begin?
(a) Katmandu, 1952.
(b) Chamonix, 1950.
(c) Paris, 1950.
(d) Annapurna, 1951.

5. What did the visitor tell the climbers?
(a) That it was not propitious to climb Dhaulagiri.
(b) That they would be renowned for their efforts.
(c) That Annapurna was close by.
(d) That they would lose one of their team members.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did some team members do while Herzog explored an approach to Annapurna?

3. Which of the following did Herzog have to cross in order to get supplies at Manangbhot?

4. Which of the following was positioned south of Herzog's exploratory expedition route?

5. What did Herzog and his team find in Manangbhot?

(see the answer key)

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