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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. Where was the gear that Herzog and his team were waiting for in the Woods of Lete?

2. What did Rebuffat and Terray tell Herzog when they met each other?

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

4. What did Herzog confide to Terray in Camp II?

5. What did Dr. Oudot tell Herzog about his prognosis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Herzog's return to camp.

2. What news did Herzog receive at Camp II?

3. Describe Herzog's descent from the Woods of Lete.

4. What aspect of the conditions was Herzog worried about during his descent?

5. How did Herzog describe Camp II on his descent?

6. What question did Herzog ask Ang-Tharkay? What was Ang-Tharkay's answer?

7. Describe the state of Herzog's fingers and toes.

8. What happened to improve the condition of the climbers whose spirits had sunk because of the altitude sickness?

9. Describe the night that Lachenal and Herzog spent in a cavern.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What were the international repercussions that resulted from the accomplishments that were attained by Herzog and his team?

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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