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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI Council of War and VII The Miristi Khola.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Translator.

2. How long was the trek into Tukucha, Nepal?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One day.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following best describes the Miristi Khola?

4. Who served as doctor during the expedition?

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

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