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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. How many team members were involved in planning the expedition?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

3. Which of the following passes afforded Herzog and his team access to Annapurna?
(a) The Tilicho Pass.
(b) The Annapurna Pass.
(c) The Angawa Pass.
(d) The Tukucha Pass.

4. Which of the following approaches to Annapurna did Herzog explore himself?
(a) Tukucha.
(b) The East Glacier.
(c) The Tilicho Pass.
(d) Manangbhot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog and his team find when they reached the Pass?

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

3. What did Herzog do when he returned to camp?

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

5. What did Herzog and his men decide after attempting to climb the East Glacier of Dhaulagiri?

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