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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Herzog reply when Lachenal asked him what he would do if he (Lachenal) were to turn back?
(a) He replied that he would stay at Camp V until he (Lachenal) would return.
(b) He would turn back as well.
(c) He replied that he would continue the expedition alone.
(d) He replied that he would make it Camp VI.

2. How were Herzog and Lachenal moved out of the Woods of Lete?
(a) On foot.
(b) On horses.
(c) By helicopter.
(d) On stretchers.

3. What did Rebuffat and Terray insist upon doing?
(a) Staying at Camp III.
(b) Returning to Camp IV.
(c) Summiting.
(d) Returning to Camp II.

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

5. Who went to help Herzog and Lachenal at the edge of the Sickle glacier?
(a) Sarki.
(b) Schatz.
(c) Dr. Oudot.
(d) Rebuffat.

6. What changed as the climbers descended from the Woods of Lete?
(a) The temperature rose.
(b) The rain began.
(c) The snow began.
(d) They began to encounter flooding.

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

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

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

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

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

12. How did Herzog depart from his style in describing the descent?
(a) He used stream of consciousness.
(b) He described part of it from Ichac's journal.
(c) He flashed back to his first mountaineering trip.
(d) He described the account that was printed in the newspapers afterward.

13. Why had Herzog lost sight of things upon returning to camp?
(a) He was overjoyed to report his achievement.
(b) He was sick with altitude sickness.
(c) He was in pain from his injuries.
(d) He was totally exhausted.

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

15. What was Herzog's plan when he reached Camp III?
(a) To retreat.
(b) To re-establish Camp IV.
(c) To summit the next day.
(d) To return to Camp II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Herzog as he descended the ice wall that the team encountered?

2. What was Terray worried about when he greeted Herzog at Camp II?

3. What did Herzog receive from a figure in his vision?

4. Where was the gear that Herzog and his team were waiting for in the Woods of Lete?

5. When did Herzog give up on surviving the descent?

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