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

2. Which of the following did Dr. Oudot test on the climbers?

3. Which of the following best describes the Miristi Khola?

4. What dangers did Herzog and his team encounter during their ascent?

5. What factors hindered Herzog during his ascent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What order did Herzog issue on May 23?

3. What happened at the May 14 meeting?

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

5. Where did Herzog establish Camp III?

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

7. Describe the efforts to find an ascent route up the plateau route to Annapurna.

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

9. What trail did Herzog establish the day after setting up Camp III?

10. What would the expedition to Annapurna entail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Herzog's main objective and motivation in writing this book? What was his goal, or what did he want to convey to readers?

Essay Topic 2

Did the climbers experience any fluctuations in their relationships with one another throughout the expedition?

Essay Topic 3

How did members of the expedition to Annapurna break new ground through discoveries or pioneering in fields of knowledge?

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