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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dr. Oudot care for Herzog's fingers and toes?
(a) He waited until gangrene set in before he amputated anything.
(b) He saved almost all of Herzog's fingers and toes.
(c) He cut them all off at once.
(d) He amputated a finger or toe every few days.

2. When did Herzog's will to live return?
(a) When he saw his fellow climbers.
(b) When he heard about the summit achievement of others.
(c) When he was able to eat again.
(d) When he could no longer feel the pain in his hands and feet.

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

4. 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.

5. What happened when Herzog was hit by an avalanche?
(a) He was buried for a day.
(b) He lost his gloves.
(c) He and his climbing partners fell on opposite sides of a ridge, balancing each other.
(d) He fell into a crevasse.

6. What date did the porters begin to carry the entire expedition's gear down?
(a) June 19, 1950.
(b) June 9, 1950.
(c) May 27, 1950.
(d) May 31, 1950.

7. How did Herzog feel about Terray's concerns?
(a) He shared them.
(b) He knew that they were groundless.
(c) He knew that conditions would improve shortly.
(d) He did not understand them.

8. What was Herzog's condition during the descent?
(a) He was disoriented.
(b) He was numb above his elbows and ankles.
(c) He was nauseous and had a headache.
(d) He could not feel his fingers or toes.

9. What was Herzog's first priority while withdrawing from the mountain?
(a) Staying at camp until the other climbers returned.
(b) Descending before it warmed up.
(c) Saving his fingers and toes.
(d) Looking for the climbers who were still climbing.

10. What happened to Terray on his way back to Camp II?
(a) He lost use of his hands.
(b) He lost his gloves.
(c) He was blinded.
(d) His feet were frostbitten.

11. What terrified Herzog on his way out?
(a) The fear of suffocating.
(b) The thought that one of his climbers might die.
(c) Being carried over high ledges.
(d) The thought of never seeing his wife again.

12. Why did the porters turn back as the climbers descended from the Woods of Lete?
(a) They could not stand the cold.
(b) They were not getting paid.
(c) They could not stand the heat.
(d) They did not want to get too far from home.

13. Which of the following was used to lower Herzog?
(a) A litter.
(b) A sledge.
(c) A cacolet.
(d) A helicopter.

14. What did Herzog ask Ang-Tharkay at Camp V?
(a) To take more supplies to Camp V.
(b) To carry a message to Terray at Camp III.
(c) To send news to France.
(d) To summit with him and Lachenal.

15. Who were Rebuffat and Terray concerned about when Herzog returned to camp?
(a) Schatz.
(b) Ang-Tharkay.
(c) Couzy.
(d) Lachenal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Herzog make his way out of the valley?

2. What did the climbers in Camp I share?

3. Where did the climbers descend to after reuniting?

4. How did Herzog cope with his fear on the way out of the climb?

5. What news did Herzog receive from Sherpas?

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