View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX Annapurna.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was to take place in early June?
(a) Winter.
(b) A simoom.
(c) The Santa Ana winds.
(d) A monsoon.

3. What did the visitor tell the climbers?
(a) That it was not propitious to climb Dhaulagiri.
(b) That Annapurna was close by.
(c) That they would lose one of their team members.
(d) That they would be renowned for their efforts.

4. What type of work did people in Tukucha primarily do?
(a) Smuggle opium.
(b) Spin and weave goat hair.
(c) Herd cattle.
(d) Guide mountain climbers.

5. Where and when does 'Annapurna' begin?
(a) Katmandu, 1952.
(b) Paris, 1950.
(c) Chamonix, 1950.
(d) Annapurna, 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog do to save time?

2. What did Herzog and his team meet to decide on May 14?

3. How far away from camp did Herzog collapse?

4. Whom do Herzog and his team find at the end of their retreat?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 253 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample