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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. Who visited the climbers' camp?
(a) A general.
(b) A lama.
(c) A woman.
(d) A runaway child.
2. What dangers did Herzog and his team encounter during their ascent?
(a) Mutiny.
(b) Extreme cold conditions.
(c) Lack of supplies.
(d) Avalanches.
3. Which of the following did Herzog and his team get for the first time on May 23?
(a) Supplies.
(b) News about the Tilicho Pass.
(c) A view of Annapurna.
(d) Letters from home.
4. Which of the following did Herzog find at Base Camp?
(a) That the weather was setting in.
(b) That the gear was still missing.
(c) That the supplies had all arrived there.
(d) That there was not any food.
5. When did Herzog decide on Annapurna instead of Dhaulagiri?
(a) When he found the Tilicho Pass.
(b) When his visitor told him that Dhaulagiri was extremely dangerous.
(c) When the reconnaissance team told him about the difficulties at Dhaulagiri.
(d) When climbers descending from Dhaulagiri told him how dangerous it was.
Short Answer Questions
1. What were Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz looking for when they set out on May 19?
2. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?
3. Who offered to lead Herzog and his team to the Tilicho Pass?
4. How many expeditions had tried and failed to ascend higher than 8,000 meters before Herzog's expedition?
5. What did Herzog and his men decide after attempting to climb the East Glacier of Dhaulagiri?
Short Essay Questions
1. What caused the spur route to be abandoned?
2. Describe the approach to Tukucha.
3. Describe the initial discoveries made by Herzog, Terray, and Lachenal as they searched for routes to the summit of Annapurna.
4. Describe Herzog's ordeal traveling back to the camp at the Tilicho Pass from Manangbhot.
5. Describe the first day of the exploratory expedition up the spur that was identified by Terray and Lachenal.
6. Describe the Herzog team's first attempts to scout Annapurna.
7. Describe the time line the expedition was operating on.
8. Describe Herzog and his team's progress en route to Camp II.
9. Describe the second day of the exploratory expedition up the spur.
10. What was the context within which Herzog and his team made their attempt on Dhaulagiri and Annapurna?
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