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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 Herzog do when he returned to camp?
(a) Ate and slept.
(b) Explored the route to Annapurna.
(c) Talked with the other climbers.
(d) Returned to Manangbhot.

2. What did Herzog pack for sustenance on his way back to the camp at Tilicho Pass?
(a) Milk.
(b) Bread.
(c) Rice.
(d) Chocolate.

3. Which of the following roles did the expedition not arrange to fill with a specialist?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Translator.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Journalist.

4. What news did the Sherpa relay toHerzog as he was climbing along the Great Barrier?
(a) That Lachenal had hurt himself.
(b) That a snowstorm had stopped Lachenal and Rebuffat.
(c) That Lachenal and Rebuffat had retreated.
(d) That Lachenal and Rebuffat had camped.

5. Whom do Herzog and his team find at the end of their retreat?
(a) Schatz.
(b) Terray.
(c) Lachenal.
(d) Ouray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offered to lead Herzog and his team to the Tilicho Pass?

2. How high had Herzog ascended when he cached equipment?

3. What did Terray and Lachenal tell Herzog?

4. Which of the following statements best reflects Herzog's thoughts on May 20 in relation to pressing on?

5. What were Herzog and his team prevented from doing because of the weather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first day of the exploratory expedition up the spur that was identified by Terray and Lachenal.

2. What did Herzog find when he returned to Camp III after establishing Camp IV?

3. What strategy did Herzog decide to follow in climbing Annapurna?

4. Describe the initial discoveries made by Herzog, Terray, and Lachenal as they searched for routes to the summit of Annapurna.

5. What would the expedition to Annapurna entail?

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

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

8. Describe Herzog and his team's visit from the Buddhist Lama.

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

10. What trail did Herzog establish the day after setting up Camp III?

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