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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1952: The Great Year on the Eiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rebitsch and Vörg climb to, after spending the night on the mountain?
(a) The Death Bivouac.
(b) The Hintertoisser Traverse.
(c) The Mittellegi Hut.
(d) The railroad tunnel.

2. How many climbers were in the first ascent to the top of the North Face?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

4. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?
(a) 70 feet.
(b) 90 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

5. How does Harrer view change and the Eiger mountain?
(a) He sees the Eiger as ever changing.
(b) He sees the Eiger as always changing.
(c) He sees the Eiger as resisting change and changing slowly.
(d) He sees the Eiger as changing in short bursts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their second day?

3. How did Heckmair survive the avalanche at the Spider?

4. What does the author say that true climbers want, in his criticism of media coverage of attempts to climb the North Face?

5. Where did Rebitch and Vörg reach on their second day?

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