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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. How did Herzog justify the position that he had taken during the May 14 conversation?
(a) He wanted to lead the team to his decision on their own.
(b) He wanted to see if anyone would disobey him.
(c) He wanted to test his climbers' loyalty.
(d) He wanted to establish a consensus.

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

3. Who offered to lead Herzog and his team to the Tilicho Pass?
(a) A lama.
(b) A guide.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) A girl.

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

5. What did Herzog and his team find when they reached the Pass?
(a) A crevasse field.
(b) A col.
(c) A serac.
(d) A lake, and another pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had the final decision about which mountain to climb?

2. Which of the following was positioned south of Herzog's exploratory expedition route?

3. What region were the climbers thinking about climbing?

4. What did Herzog ask Lachenal and Terray to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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