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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Herzog and Lachenal have difficulty walking?
(a) They were exhausted.
(b) Their feet were frostbitten.
(c) They had not eaten.
(d) They were both dehydrated.

2. Who was Herzog tied to for the descent?
(a) Two Sherpas.
(b) Lachenal.
(c) Rebuffat and Terray.
(d) Schatz and Lachenal.

3. How did Terray and Rebuffat help Herzog and Lachenal?
(a) By making food for them.
(b) By rubbing their hands and feet.
(c) By making shelters for them.
(d) By carrying them down the mountain.

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

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

6. How did the climbers handle the porters during their descent?
(a) They had to force able-bodied men to help them.
(b) They were always fending off thieves and bandits among them.
(c) They were always trying to suppress their mutinies.
(d) They took good care of them and paid them well.

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

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

9. To which of the following did Herzog compare Camp II?
(a) A battlefield.
(b) A railroad station.
(c) An inn.
(d) A hospital.

10. What was Terray's response to the information that Herzog confided in him?
(a) He offered to dispel the tension among the other climbers.
(b) He offered to start negotiating with the Sherpas.
(c) He offered to start taking more equipment up the mountain.
(d) He offered to go back for more supplies.

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

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

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

14. What did Herzog hear upon returning to camp?
(a) Schatz celebrating news from France.
(b) Rebuffat crying for help.
(c) A Sherpa arriving.
(d) Lachenal crying for help.

15. What did Herzog learn about the weather?
(a) That the weather would be clear for their descent.
(b) That snows was approaching.
(c) That there was massive flooding trapping them at their location.
(d) That the monsoon was moving in their direction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Sherpas stay when Lachenal and Herzog stayed at Camp IV?

2. What did Dr. Oudot inject into Herzog and Lachenal?

3. Where did Herzog and Lachenal spend the night after summitting?

4. What was the weather like as Herzog and Lachenal were making their way down?

5. How did Herzog depart from his style in describing the descent?

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