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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tragedy of 1957.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many parties left the Eiger without an attempt to climb the North Face in 1937, due to bad weather?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end the fourth day of their climb?
(a) The Swallow's Nest.
(b) The railroad tunnel.
(c) The Mittellegi Hut.
(d) At the bottom of the mountain.

3. What did Von Allmen make, as he waited for Toni Kurz and his group of climbers?
(a) Hot cider.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Hot chocolate.

4. When do Rebitsch and Vörg finally attempt their climb?
(a) In the second week of August.
(b) In the first week of August.
(c) In the last week of July.
(d) In the third week of August.

5. According to Corti's report, what happened to him at the Spider?
(a) He hurt his hand on a piton.
(b) He broke a rib in an avalanche.
(c) He sprained his ankle in a rockslide.
(d) He was hit in the head by a stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nights did Corti, Longhi, Nothdurft and Mayer bivouac on the North Face?

2. After Buhl collapsed, who took the lead of the party?

3. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?

4. When did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin climb the North Face?

5. What antagonistic action did observers note the climbers doing?

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