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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 Angawa Pass.
(b) The Tilicho Pass.
(c) The Annapurna Pass.
(d) The Tukucha Pass.

2. What was the author's role in the expedition?
(a) To arrange logistics.
(b) To arrange the visas.
(c) To assemble the team.
(d) To lead the club.

3. What did Herzog pack for sustenance on his way back to the camp at Tilicho Pass?
(a) Milk.
(b) Rice.
(c) Bread.
(d) Chocolate.

4. Which of the following blocked the ridge to the peak of Dhaulagiri?
(a) Cliffs.
(b) Crevasses.
(c) Cols.
(d) Seracs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?

2. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?

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

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

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

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