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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XX There Are Other Annapurnas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Herzog have before the weather would set in?
(a) A few days.
(b) A week.
(c) The year was uncommonly fair, and the weather would not turn to rain for a few more weeks.
(d) The weather would probably worsen the next day.

2. What did Herzog confide to Terray in Camp II?
(a) That the two of them would probably be the first to summit.
(b) That the others would probably die.
(c) That the Sherpas were unhappy.
(d) That he was not feeling well.

3. How high was Camp IV?
(a) 22,000 feet.
(b) 27,000 feet.
(c) 25,000 feet.
(d) 23,500 feet.

4. To which of the following did Herzog compare Camp II?
(a) An inn.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A battlefield.
(d) A railroad station.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog decide based on the information that Lachenal and Terray provided?

2. What did Herzog hear upon returning to camp?

3. Where was the gear that Herzog and his team were waiting for in the Woods of Lete?

4. What did Herzog see in his fever-induced vision?

5. What note did 'Annapurna' end upon?

(see the answer key)

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