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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tragedy of 1957.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Otto and Sepp Maag join up with Buhl and his partner?
(a) The Mittellegi Hut.
(b) The Second Ice Field.
(c) The Third Ice Field.
(d) The Rote Fluh.

2. Where did the French party join up with Buhl and his group on the 1952 climb?
(a) The Hinterstoisser Traverse.
(b) The Second Ice Field.
(c) The Ramp.
(d) The Flatiron.

3. Where did Toni Kurz die?
(a) At the bottom of the mountain, after being brought down by rescuers.
(b) On he way down the mountain, being carried by rescuers.
(c) On the mountain, feet away from rescuers.
(d) On the mountain, before rescuers could arrive.

4. Where did Rebitch and Vörg reach on their second day?
(a) The First Ice Field.
(b) The White Spider.
(c) The Second Ice Field.
(d) The Third Ice Field.

5. How far did Schlunegger and Krähenbühl climb in 1946 before having to climb back down?
(a) Above the Ramp.
(b) To the Spider.
(c) Above the First Ice Field.
(d) Above the Second Ice Field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase do newspapers use to describe the rush of climbers heading for the North Face?

2. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end the fourth day of their climb?

3. What happened on Reiss and Blach's attempt to climb the North Face in 1950?

4. Where do observers say that Corti and Longhi joined together with Nothdurft and Mayer?

5. What did Von Allmen make, as he waited for Toni Kurz and his group of climbers?

(see the answer key)

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