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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. What did Herzog and his team do during their first days in Tukucha?
(a) Set up camp.
(b) Arrange passports.
(c) Reconnoiter the mountain.
(d) Acclimatize.

2. When did Dr. Oudot operate on Herzog's fingers once they reached the India border?
(a) When gangrene threatened the digits.
(b) When Herzog's pain became unbearable.
(c) When the train stopped.
(d) When the team changed trains.

3. What did Dr. Oudot insist that Herzog do as they descended?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Talk.
(d) Drink.

4. Which of the following did Herzog use to compare his experience on the expedition?
(a) The pains suffered in religious rituals.
(b) The conditions that people faced in battle.
(c) His comforts at home.
(d) The experience of dying.

5. What factors hindered Herzog during his ascent?
(a) Trouble with Sherpas.
(b) Gear failures.
(c) The altitude.
(d) Dissension among the climbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Herzog's first priority while withdrawing from the mountain?

2. What were conditions like when Herzog continued up the spur on May 21?

3. Which of the following blocked the ridge to the peak of Dhaulagiri?

4. What did Herzog and his men decide after attempting to climb the East Glacier of Dhaulagiri?

5. When did Herzog's will to live return?

(see the answer key)

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