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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Silver Trench, Climbers Have a Language of Their Own, and I Am Sorry, Brian....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?
(a) Fraissl was injured by rocks.
(b) The weather was turning bad.
(c) Brankowski injured himself in a fall.
(d) Both were becoming ill.

2. How many nights did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin spend on the mountain during their 1952 climb?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. What year was the Eiger's North Face still climbed?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1958.

4. After Buhl collapsed, who took the lead of the party?
(a) Otto Maag.
(b) Rébuffat.
(c) Jöchler.
(d) Sepp Maag.

5. In the third successful climb up the North Face, what nationality were Jermann's guides?
(a) Swiss.
(b) British.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the last successful ascent of the North Face in 1961

2. What antagonistic action did observers note the climbers doing?

3. What happened to Söhnel and Moosmüller on their attempt to climb the North Face in 1956?

4. Was Nothdurft's diary found?

5. What did the press call the North Face?

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