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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 descended the North Face from the summit.
(c) They filmed the climb.
(d) They followed behind the young climbers.

2. Whose climb up the North Face was reclassified as a success between the original publication of the book and the addition of the appended section?
(a) Gonda and Wyss.
(b) Vaucher and Attinger.
(c) Corti and Longhi.
(d) Etter and Henkel.

3. What profession were Adolf Derungs and Lukas Albrecht, who made the 16th successful ascent up the North Face?
(a) Bricklayers.
(b) Carpenters.
(c) Bank tellers.
(d) Ski instructors.

4. Why did Karl Blach take Huber's place?
(a) Huber was injured in an avalanche.
(b) Huber was feeling ill.
(c) Huber twisted his ankle.
(d) Huber was injured by a rock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What cliff on the North Face did Karl Reiss attempt to climb?

2. Was Nothdurft's diary found?

3. What day did Harrer and Kasparek begin their 1938 climb of the North Face?

4. Was the filmed climb of Lothar Brandler, Jörg Lehne, and Sigfried Löw up the North Face successful?

5. Where did Heckmair and Vörg stay while waiting to start their climb?

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