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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was decided at the May 14 meeting?
(a) To keep exploring.
(b) To climb Annapurna.
(c) To get more supplies.
(d) To climb Dhaulagiri.

2. Where and when does 'Annapurna' begin?
(a) Chamonix, 1950.
(b) Katmandu, 1952.
(c) Paris, 1950.
(d) Annapurna, 1951.

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

4. Which of the following actions did the climbers commit themselves to do via oath?
(a) To obey Herzog.
(b) To return alive.
(c) To summit or die.
(d) To reach the summit before another team.

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

6. What did Herzog and his team find when they reached the Pass?
(a) A serac.
(b) A crevasse field.
(c) A lake, and another pass.
(d) A col.

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

8. How long was the trek into Tukucha, Nepal?
(a) One day.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

9. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Translator.
(d) Photographer.

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

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

12. Which of the following did Herzog and his team get for the first time on May 23?
(a) News about the Tilicho Pass.
(b) Supplies.
(c) A view of Annapurna.
(d) Letters from home.

13. What dangers did Herzog and his team encounter during their ascent?
(a) Extreme cold conditions.
(b) Mutiny.
(c) Lack of supplies.
(d) Avalanches.

14. Who served as doctor during the expedition?
(a) Louis Lachenal.
(b) Jean Couzy.
(c) Marcel Schatz.
(d) Jacques Oudot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Herzog feel about his team's chances of being able to summit?

2. Where did Herzog and Rebuffat camp on May 19?

3. How did Herzog respond to the May 14 consensus?

4. In addition to the party, how did Herzog and his team mark their celebration?

5. How did the Sherpas feel about following the route that Herzog had blazed?

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