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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fate Made the Amendments, Four Shirts and an Overcoat, and Ascendancy of the Armchair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What put the claims of two Swiss climbers who said they climbed the North Face in one day in doubt?
(a) Testimony of the Swiss climbers' families.
(b) Photos.
(c) Testimony of witnesses from the ground.
(d) Testimony of other climbers.

2. Who did Harrer tell about his plans to climb the North Face?
(a) No one.
(b) Only his family.
(c) Only his future mother-in-law.
(d) Only his future wife.

3. Who led the climb down the mountain after the ascent?
(a) Harrer.
(b) Kasparek.
(c) Heckmair.
(d) Vörg.

4. How did Heckmair survive the avalanche at the Spider?
(a) He held himself with an axe.
(b) He held on to Kasparek.
(c) He was partially sheltered by an overhang.
(d) He was held by his piton.

5. How far did Karl Blach initially say he would guide Jürgen Wallenkamp and Bernd Huber on their climb up the North Face?
(a) To the Third Ice Field.
(b) To the Swallow's Nest.
(c) To the Difficult Crack.
(d) To the Ramp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kasparek do to make progress over the Second Ice Field easier?

2. Where did Harrer and Kasparek camp after their first day climbing the North Face?

3. Why did Karl Blach take Huber's place?

4. Which two members of the party injured their hands on the ascent?

5. What happened to Lugmayer during the climb?

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