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

2. How far did Karl Blach initially say he would guide Jürgen Wallenkamp and Bernd Huber on their climb up the North Face?
(a) To the Difficult Crack.
(b) To the Ramp.
(c) To the Third Ice Field.
(d) To the Swallow's Nest.

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

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) At the Ramp.
(c) Above the Second Ice Field.
(d) At the Mittellegi Hut.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Heckmair and Vörg have modern equipment for their climb?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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