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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XVI The Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news did Schatz take with him to Camp II?
(a) That the monsoon was approaching.
(b) That the Sherpas were unhappy.
(c) That Rebuffat and Terray would organize Camp IV the next day.
(d) That supplies were being sent from Base Camp.

2. Which of the following did Herzog find at Base Camp?
(a) That the weather was setting in.
(b) That the gear was still missing.
(c) That there was not any food.
(d) That the supplies had all arrived there.

3. Which of the following statements best reflects Herzog's thoughts on May 20 in relation to pressing on?
(a) He wanted to wait for Lachenal and Schatz.
(b) He wanted to go back.
(c) He wanted to wait to see how the weather changed.
(d) He wanted to press on.

4. Who visited the climbers' camp?
(a) A woman.
(b) A runaway child.
(c) A general.
(d) A lama.

5. What was the going like from Camp IV?
(a) Ice walls and crevasse fields.
(b) Snowfield to the summit.
(c) Steep ice and exposed rock.
(d) Bare rock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were Herzog and his team prevented from doing because of the weather?

3. Who stayed with Herzog on May 20?

4. At whose mercy did Herzog ultimately collapse?

5. What was Terray's response to the information that Herzog confided in him?

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