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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herzog and his team do during their first days in Tukucha?

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

3. Who stayed with Herzog on May 20?

4. What was the weather like when Herzog, Rebuffat, Terray and Schatz set out up the spur?

5. Which of the following best describes the hidden valley?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

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

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

5. Describe the team's first attempts to reconnoiter Dhaulagiri.

6. Describe the approach to Tukucha.

7. Describe Herzog and his team's efforts to find the Tilicho Pass.

8. Describe the Herzog team's first attempts to scout Annapurna.

9. Describe Herzog and his team's progress en route to Camp II.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which of the following forms of government is the most analogous to the expedition to Annapurna - Democracy, aristocracy, theocracy, totalitarianism, or dictatorship? Make a case for one form of government based on the text.

Essay Topic 2

Can you describe the significance of Herzog's invitation to Ang-Tharkay to summit with him and Lachenal? What different constituencies would interpret that gesture, and how would they be apt to view it?

Essay Topic 3

What was the standard of risk that the climbers established with their decisions? What risks did Herzog and his team members take? Which risks did they consider to be too dangerous?

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