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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who served as doctor during the expedition?
(a) Jean Couzy.
(b) Marcel Schatz.
(c) Jacques Oudot.
(d) Louis Lachenal.

2. What was the weather like when Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz set out up the spur?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Changeable.
(d) Fair.

3. What were Herzog and his team prevented from doing because of the weather?
(a) Establishing Camp II.
(b) Getting word of their progress back to France.
(c) Establishing Camp III.
(d) Returning to Manangbhot for gear.

4. Who was in favor of continuing on, after Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz reached a wide ledge on May 20?
(a) Herzog.
(b) Rebuffat.
(c) Terray.
(d) Schatz.

5. What did Herzog's Nepalese guide tell him about the Tilicho Pass?
(a) That it was off limits.
(b) That he did not know anything about it.
(c) That it was nearby.
(d) That it was impassable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long was the trek into Tukucha, Nepal?

3. Which of the following approaches to Annapurna did Herzog explore himself?

4. Where were all the supplies when Herzog and his team set up camp within view of Annapurna?

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

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