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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Terray and Lachenal tell Herzog?
(a) That they could not find a way to get across a river.
(b) That they had found a possible route to Annapurna.
(c) That they had encountered several dead ends.
(d) That they needed supplies before continuing.

2. How many team members were involved in planning the expedition?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. How high had Herzog ascended when he cached equipment?
(a) 24,000 feet.
(b) 20,000 feet.
(c) 27,000 feet.
(d) 22,000 feet.

4. Why did Herzog and his team celebrate with a party on May 24?
(a) They were celebrating a French holiday.
(b) They were celebrating Herzog's birthday.
(c) They were celebrating the progress that they had made.
(d) They were celebrating having discovered a promising route.

5. Which of the following did Herzog do after Lachenal and Terry set out?
(a) Explored other routes.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Read.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Sherpas feel about following the route that Herzog had blazed?

2. What were conditions like when Herzog continued up the spur on May 21?

3. How high was Camp IV?

4. What did the visitor tell the climbers?

5. What was the weather like when Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz set out up the spur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the approach to Tukucha.

2. Describe Herzog and his team's experience with acclimatization.

3. Describe the Herzog team's first attempts to scout Annapurna.

4. What caused the spur route to be abandoned?

5. Describe Herzog and his team's progress en route to Camp II.

6. Describe the time line the expedition was operating on.

7. Describe Herzog's technique for running the May 14 meeting.

8. What would the expedition to Annapurna entail?

9. Describe Herzog's ordeal traveling back to the camp at the Tilicho Pass from Manangbhot.

10. What was the context within which Herzog and his team made their attempt on Dhaulagiri and Annapurna?

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