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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X The Sickle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom did Herzog send to look for the Tilicho Pass?
(a) Schatz and the Nepalese guide.
(b) Couzy and Terray.
(c) Couzy and Schatz.
(d) Lachenal and Rebuffat.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What region were the climbers thinking about climbing?

2. Which of the following was decided at the May 14 meeting?

3. What was the weather like when Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz set out up the spur?

4. How did Herzog feel about Lachenal and Rebuffat's plan?

5. How did Herzog feel about his team's chances of being able to summit?

(see the answer key)

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