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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 nationality were Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer?
(a) Austrian.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Swiss.

2. Was the filmed climb of Lothar Brandler, Jörg Lehne, and Sigfried Löw up the North Face successful?
(a) No, the weather conditions were too harsh.
(b) Yes, but the film was unusable.
(c) Yes, for two of the climbers.
(d) No, but the film made it seem successful.

3. Where were Nothdurft and Mayer's bodies finally found?
(a) Lower down the east face of the mountain.
(b) Near the Ramp.
(c) At the top of the Spider.
(d) At the top of the mountain near the west face.

4. Where did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer bivouac their first night on the mountain in 1952?
(a) At the Swallow's Nest.
(b) Above the Second Ice Field.
(c) At the Mittellegi Hut.
(d) At the Ramp.

5. What cliff on the North Face did Karl Reiss attempt to climb?
(a) A cliff from the First Ice Field to the Second Ice Field.
(b) A cliff from the Spider to the summit.
(c) A cliff from the Second Ice Field to the Third Ice Field.
(d) A cliff from the Third Ice Field to the Spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Italian climber Walter Bonatti get in his solo attempt to climb the North Face in 1963?

2. What did Derungs and Albrecht use instead of a bivouac bag on their ascent up the North Face?

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

4. Where did Harrer and Kasparek camp after their first day climbing the North Face?

5. Who led the climb down the mountain after the ascent?

(see the answer key)

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