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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 Dr. Oudot use for amputations?

2. How did Herzog cope with his fear on the way out of the climb?

3. What did Dr. Oudot insist that Herzog do as they descended?

4. How did Herzog feel about Terray's concerns?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the amputation of Herzog's fingers and toes.

2. Describe Herzog's return to camp.

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

4. Describe Herzog's condition upon his return to Camp II.

5. Describe Herzog's fever-induced vision.

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

7. Describe Herzog and Lachenal's experience of summiting Annapurna.

8. Why were Terray and Rebuffat descending to Camp II when Herzog and Lachenal met them?

9. Describe the splitting up of the climbing team in Gorakhpur.

10. What weather-related news did Herzog and his team learn about when they reached the base camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Can you evaluate the claim that the accomplishment of the expedition was not worth the loss of the fingers and toes of Herzog and Lachenal?

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