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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was to take place in early June?
(a) The Santa Ana winds.
(b) A simoom.
(c) A monsoon.
(d) Winter.

3. Which of the climbers suffered a fall on the retreat above Camp II?
(a) Rebuffat.
(b) Herzog.
(c) Lachenal.
(d) Schatz.

4. What did Herzog do when he returned to camp?
(a) Ate and slept.
(b) Explored the route to Annapurna.
(c) Returned to Manangbhot.
(d) Talked with the other climbers.

5. Which of the following best describes the state that Couzy, Lachenal, Rebuffat and the others were in when Herzog found them at Camp III after having established Camp IV?
(a) Mutinous.
(b) Dispirited.
(c) Contentious.
(d) Rebellious.

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

7. How did the Sherpas feel about following the route that Herzog had blazed?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Insulted.
(c) Offended.
(d) Relieved.

8. What did the visitor tell the climbers?
(a) That it was not propitious to climb Dhaulagiri.
(b) That they would be renowned for their efforts.
(c) That they would lose one of their team members.
(d) That Annapurna was close by.

9. How did Herzog justify the position that he had taken during the May 14 conversation?
(a) He wanted to lead the team to his decision on their own.
(b) He wanted to see if anyone would disobey him.
(c) He wanted to establish a consensus.
(d) He wanted to test his climbers' loyalty.

10. What were Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz looking for when they set out on May 19?
(a) A route to the Tilicho Pass.
(b) Supplies.
(c) A site for a camp.
(d) A village with Sherpas.

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

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

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

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

15. Where did Herzog blaze a trail from Camp III?
(a) Up 'the Sickle'.
(b) Through a crevasse field.
(c) Around the plateau.
(d) Up the Great Barrier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Herzog find at Base Camp?

2. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

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

4. Which of the following passes afforded Herzog and his team access to Annapurna?

5. What factors hindered Herzog during his ascent?

(see the answer keys)

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