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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the going like from Camp IV?
(a) Snowfield to the summit.
(b) Bare rock.
(c) Steep ice and exposed rock.
(d) Ice walls and crevasse fields.

2. Where did Herzog and Lachenal spend their second night after summitting?
(a) In the open.
(b) In a cavern.
(c) At Camp IV.
(d) At Camp V.

3. What did Herzog receive in Katmandu?
(a) Honors from the Maharajah of Nepal.
(b) Money from France.
(c) Citations for traveling without permits.
(d) Prosthetic hands.

4. What did Dr. Oudot threaten Herzog with on the descent?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Amputation of his fingers.
(c) Force-feeding.
(d) Relieving him of command of the expedition.

5. What was Lachenal's condition?
(a) He was blind.
(b) His toes and heels were frostbitten.
(c) He was nauseous.
(d) He was numb to the elbows and ankles.

6. What did the climbers in Camp I share?
(a) Cake.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Cognac and wine.
(d) Water.

7. What trouble did Herzog and his team continue to have after their descent from the Woods of Lete?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) A lack of funds.
(c) A shortage of porters.
(d) Insurrection among the porters.

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

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

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

11. How long did Herzog have before the monsoon would reach the mountains?
(a) A week, maybe two.
(b) More than a month.
(c) A couple of weeks.
(d) A few days.

12. What did Dr. Oudot use for amputations?
(a) A cooking knife.
(b) Ice axes.
(c) Surgical tools.
(d) Scissors.

13. What was the significance of the Woods of Lete?
(a) The floods trapped Herzog and his team in the Woods of Lete.
(b) Herzog and his team passed through the Woods of Lete on their way out.
(c) Herzog and his team were robbed in the Woods of Lete.
(d) Herzog and his team got lost in the Woods of Lete.

14. When did Herzog give up on surviving the descent?
(a) When he and Lachenal fell down the mountain.
(b) When he and Lachenal could not find Camp IV.
(c) When he could no longer feel his feet.
(d) When he could no longer walk.

15. What did Herzog confide to Terray in Camp II?
(a) That the Sherpas were unhappy.
(b) That he was not feeling well.
(c) That the others would probably die.
(d) That the two of them would probably be the first to summit.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose mercy did Herzog ultimately collapse?

2. How did Dr. Oudot care for Herzog's fingers and toes?

3. To which of the following did Herzog compare Camp II?

4. What did Herzog ask Ang-Tharkay at Camp V?

5. What did Herzog ultimately decide about his fingers?

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