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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. Where did Herzog blaze a trail from Camp III?
(a) Up the Great Barrier.
(b) Through a crevasse field.
(c) Around the plateau.
(d) Up 'the Sickle'.

2. What did Herzog and his men decide after attempting to climb the East Glacier of Dhaulagiri?
(a) That it was a dead end.
(b) That it was too easy.
(c) That it was too difficult.
(d) That they should not separate from the others.

3. What did Herzog and his team do during their first days in Tukucha?
(a) Arrange passports.
(b) Reconnoiter the mountain.
(c) Set up camp.
(d) Acclimatize.

4. What did Herzog and his team meet to decide on May 14?
(a) Which route to take.
(b) Where to get supplies.
(c) Whether to abandon the trip.
(d) How to climb Dhaulagiri.

5. What did some team members do while Herzog explored an approach to Annapurna?
(a) Negotiate with porters.
(b) Acclimatize.
(c) Buy supplies.
(d) Look for a route up Dhaulagiri.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many expeditions had tried and failed to ascend higher than 8,000 meters before Herzog's expedition?

2. What was the basis for Dawatondu's complaint when he and Herzog arrived at Camp III?

3. What factors hindered Herzog during his ascent?

4. Which of the following was to take place in early June?

5. Whom do Herzog and his team find at the end of their retreat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the approach to Tukucha.

6. What would the expedition to Annapurna entail?

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

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

9. What caused the spur route to be abandoned?

10. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

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