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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Terray and Schatz camp on May 19?
(a) In an advance camp that they had set up.
(b) On a ledge that they had made.
(c) At the campsite.
(d) In the snow.

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

3. Who stayed with Herzog on May 20?
(a) Rebuffat.
(b) Lachenal.
(c) Schatz.
(d) Terray.

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

5. Who had the final decision about which mountain to climb?
(a) Schatz.
(b) The majority of the team.
(c) Noyelle.
(d) Herzog.

6. What type of work did people in Tukucha primarily do?
(a) Spin and weave goat hair.
(b) Guide mountain climbers.
(c) Herd cattle.
(d) Smuggle opium.

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

8. How did Herzog respond to the May 14 consensus?
(a) He defended the decision to abandon Dhaulagiri.
(b) He defended the idea of climbing Dhaulagiri.
(c) He argued against returning home.
(d) He argued against continued exploration.

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

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

11. Which of the following was Herzog determined not to do as he left Base Camp for Camp I?
(a) Return without having summitted.
(b) Allow the survival of individuals to inhibit the team's progress.
(c) Die on the mountain.
(d) Leave any men on the mountain.

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

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

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

15. What did Herzog ask Lachenal and Terray to do?
(a) To take letters to Tukucha.
(b) To write to France with updates.
(c) To set up an advance camp.
(d) To obtain supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the visitor tell the climbers?

2. Where and when does 'Annapurna' begin?

3. What did some team members do while Herzog explored an approach to Annapurna?

4. What were Herzog and his team prevented from doing because of the weather?

5. Which of the following was to take place in early June?

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