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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 prospect did Herzog explore when he broke the men into exploring teams?

2. Who served as doctor during the expedition?

3. How did Herzog respond to the May 14 consensus?

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

5. Which of the following did Lachenal and Rebuffat look for after Herzog returned from the spur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened at the May 14 meeting?

4. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

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

6. Describe the initial discoveries made by Herzog, Terray, and Lachenal as they searched for routes to the summit of Annapurna.

7. What did Herzog and his team celebrate on May 24?

8. Describe the approach to Tukucha.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were the climbers' relations with the Sherpas and locals, in terms of how their different cultures revealed themselves through their interactions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

On recent expeditions to Everest, it seems to have become commonplace for climbers to be left for dead. What were some of the factors that prevented that decision from being made in relation to the expedition to Annapurna?

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