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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 did Dr. Oudot test on the climbers?
(a) Coordination.
(b) Memory.
(c) Their tolerance for different drugs.
(d) Lung capacity.

2. Which of the following did Herzog have to cross in order to get supplies at Manangbhot?
(a) A frozen lake.
(b) A crevasse field.
(c) A river.
(d) A pass.

3. How many expeditions had tried and failed to ascend higher than 8,000 meters before Herzog's expedition?
(a) 4.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 51.

4. How far away from camp did Herzog collapse?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 20 yards.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Four miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Herzog decide on Annapurna instead of Dhaulagiri?

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

4. What region were the climbers thinking about climbing?

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

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