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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Herzog feel about his team's chances of being able to summit?
(a) Apprehensive.
(b) Idealistic.
(c) Pessimistic.
(d) Optimistic.

3. Which of the following areas served as a retreat for Herzog and his team?
(a) Camp III.
(b) Camp I.
(c) Manangbhot.
(d) Camp II.

4. When did Herzog decide on Annapurna instead of Dhaulagiri?
(a) When he found the Tilicho Pass.
(b) When his visitor told him that Dhaulagiri was extremely dangerous.
(c) When climbers descending from Dhaulagiri told him how dangerous it was.
(d) When the reconnaissance team told him about the difficulties at Dhaulagiri.

5. What was the consensus of the May 14 meeting?
(a) To keep exploring.
(b) To return home.
(c) To abandon Dhaulagiri.
(d) To climb Dhaulagiri.

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

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

8. Whom do Herzog and his team find at the end of their retreat?
(a) Ouray.
(b) Schatz.
(c) Terray.
(d) Lachenal.

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

10. Which of the following approaches to Annapurna did Herzog explore himself?
(a) The Tilicho Pass.
(b) The East Glacier.
(c) Tukucha.
(d) Manangbhot.

11. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?
(a) A valley that had looked like a lake on the maps.
(b) A dangerous area that the team had to cross.
(c) A valley inhabited by stone-age people.
(d) A valley left off the map.

12. Which of the following was positioned south of Herzog's exploratory expedition route?
(a) Annapurna.
(b) Dhaulagiri.
(c) The Great Barrier.
(d) The Tilicho Pass.

13. How high had Herzog ascended when he cached equipment?
(a) 22,000 feet.
(b) 24,000 feet.
(c) 27,000 feet.
(d) 20,000 feet.

14. What did Herzog pack for sustenance on his way back to the camp at Tilicho Pass?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Bread.
(c) Milk.
(d) Rice.

15. What was the weather like when Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz set out up the spur?
(a) Changeable.
(b) Fair.
(c) Rain.
(d) Snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?

2. In what way did Herzog demonstrate his leadership and prowess?

3. What did the visitor tell the climbers?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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