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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 was Herzog's plan when he reached Camp III?
(a) To retreat.
(b) To return to Camp II.
(c) To summit the next day.
(d) To re-establish Camp IV.

2. What did Herzog confide to Terray after digging out in the morning?
(a) That he would probably die.
(b) That summitting was far too risky.
(c) That he (Terray) should be in charge if Herzog were to die.
(d) That he wished that he had never climbed.

3. What state was Camp IV in when Rebuffat and Terray reached it?
(a) Buried under avalanche snow.
(b) Swept away by an avalanche.
(c) Very good condition.
(d) Covered in ice.

4. What was the going like from Camp IV?
(a) Steep ice and exposed rock.
(b) Ice walls and crevasse fields.
(c) Bare rock.
(d) Snowfield to the summit.

5. When did Dr. Oudot operate on Herzog's fingers once they reached the India border?
(a) When the train stopped.
(b) When the team changed trains.
(c) When gangrene threatened the digits.
(d) When Herzog's pain became unbearable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog confide to Terray in Camp II?

2. How did things improve while Herzog was at camp?

3. What did Dr. Oudot threaten Herzog with on the descent?

4. Why did the porters turn back as the climbers descended from the Woods of Lete?

5. Who were Rebuffat and Terray concerned about when Herzog returned to camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Herzog's will to live return to him?

2. Describe the fall that Herzog took on his descent.

3. Why was Herzog angry with Schatz, and what news did Schatz take to Camp II?

4. Describe Lachenal and Herzog's arrival at Camp IV.

5. What happened to improve the condition of the climbers whose spirits had sunk because of the altitude sickness?

6. How did Herzog describe Camp II on his descent?

7. What aspect of the conditions was Herzog worried about during his descent?

8. Describe Herzog and Lachenal's descent from Camp II to base camp.

9. What question did Herzog ask Ang-Tharkay? What was Ang-Tharkay's answer?

10. Describe the team's descent from the Woods of Lete.

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