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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's Nepalese guide tell him about the Tilicho Pass?

2. How did Herzog feel about Lachenal and Rebuffat's plan?

3. What did Herzog pack for sustenance on his way back to the camp at Tilicho Pass?

4. What did Terray and Lachenal tell Herzog?

5. Which of the climbers suffered a fall on the retreat above Camp II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What order did Herzog issue on May 23?

3. Describe the approach to Tukucha.

4. What would the expedition to Annapurna entail?

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

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

7. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What type of medical challenges did the climbers encounter during the expedition?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What were the technical developments that had made the expedition to Annapurna possible?

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