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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 did Edmund Geer and Wolfang Görter do while Derungs and Albrecht were climbing the North Face?
(a) They published articles about the climb.
(b) They followed behind the young climbers.
(c) They filmed the climb.
(d) They descended the North Face from the summit.

2. How many parties successfully climbed the North Face in 1952?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three

3. What did Derungs and Albrecht use instead of a bivouac bag on their ascent up the North Face?
(a) A wool blanket.
(b) A tablecloth.
(c) Nothing.
(d) An overcoat.

4. What equipment was Harrer missing, that he realized he should have brought?
(a) A cold weather harness.
(b) Ice pitons.
(c) Heavy crampons.
(d) Carabiners.

5. What did Fritz crave and lack, after climbing the Spider?
(a) Fresh fruit.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Dry clothes.
(d) Cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?

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

3. What happened to Lugmayer during the climb?

4. Where was Harrer attending school, in 1938?

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

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