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

2. What did Herzog's Nepalese guide tell him about the Tilicho Pass?
(a) That it was off limits.
(b) That it was nearby.
(c) That he did not know anything about it.
(d) That it was impassable.

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

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

5. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?
(a) A valley that had looked like a lake on the maps.
(b) A dangerous area that the team had to cross.
(c) A valley left off the map.
(d) A valley inhabited by stone-age people.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many team members were involved in planning the expedition?

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

5. What did Herzog pack for sustenance on his way back to the camp at Tilicho Pass?

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