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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. Which of the climbers suffered a fall on the retreat above Camp II?
(a) Rebuffat.
(b) Lachenal.
(c) Herzog.
(d) Schatz.

2. How did Herzog feel about Lachenal and Rebuffat's plan?
(a) He was apprehensive.
(b) He was waiting to hear from them before drawing any conclusion.
(c) He was depressed about the last option.
(d) He was optimistic.

3. What did Herzog do to save time?
(a) Returned to Manangbhot for supplies.
(b) Establish Camp II.
(c) Sent Sherpas to Tukucha for their gear.
(d) Divided the climbers into teams.

4. Which of the following was Herzog determined not to do as he left Base Camp for Camp I?
(a) Allow the survival of individuals to inhibit the team's progress.
(b) Die on the mountain.
(c) Return without having summitted.
(d) Leave any men on the mountain.

5. What region were the climbers thinking about climbing?
(a) The Adirondacks.
(b) The Pyrenees.
(c) The Himalayas.
(d) The Rockies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the trek into Tukucha, Nepal?

2. Which of the following areas served as a retreat for Herzog and his team?

3. Which of the following did Herzog find at Base Camp?

4. When did Herzog decide on Annapurna instead of Dhaulagiri?

5. How were the team members selected?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the tests that Dr. Oudot performed on the men at the beginning of the expedition.

2. What did Herzog and his team find when they found the Tilicho Pass?

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

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

5. What caused the spur route to be abandoned?

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

7. What various types of danger did Herzog and his team encounter above Camp II?

8. Describe the second day of the exploratory expedition up the spur.

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

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

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