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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. Where did Herzog make the new Camp IV?
(a) Atop an ice wall.
(b) In the middle of a snowfield.
(c) In a crevasse.
(d) On a plateau.

2. How did Herzog appear at the ceremony in Katmandu?
(a) Wearing local attire.
(b) Wearing his climbing gear.
(c) Wearing hospital clothes.
(d) Wearing formal dress.

3. In what way did Herzog demonstrate his leadership and prowess?
(a) By descending into a crevasse for lost gear.
(b) By negotiating with the discontented Sherpas.
(c) By leading up overhanging ice.
(d) By bribing the officials who wanted to stop the ascent.

4. What did Dr. Oudot inject into Herzog and Lachenal?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Acetylcholine.
(d) Novocaine.

5. Where did Herzog and Rebuffat camp on May 19?
(a) By the river.
(b) At an advance campsite that they had set up.
(c) On a ledge that they had made.
(d) In the snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Herzog give up on surviving the descent?

2. What did Herzog's Nepalese guide tell him about the Tilicho Pass?

3. Which of the following actions did the climbers commit themselves to do via oath?

4. What did the climbers in Camp I share?

5. Who visited the climbers' camp?

(see the answer key)

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