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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. What year was the third successful climb up the North Face?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1949.

2. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?
(a) 90 feet.
(b) 30 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 70 feet.

3. What did the press call the North Face?
(a) Todesberg.
(b) Todesgesicht.
(c) Mordwand.
(d) Unbesteigbar.

4. To what does Harrer attribute the fact that Longhi was unable to climb up the rope after he fell?
(a) His wrist was strained and swollen.
(b) It would have been impossible.
(c) He didn't know the proper technique.
(d) He was disoriented by the fall.

5. What day did Sefano Longhi and Claudio Corti begin to climb the North Face?
(a) July 13, 1957.
(b) August 3, 1957.
(c) July 23, 1957.
(d) July 3, 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?

2. What was Guiseppe Piravano and Bruno Detassis's ultimate goal in attempting to climb the North Face?

3. How did Longhi and Corti's climb up the North Face begin?

4. When Franz Primas and Bertl Gollackner climbed the Lauper Route, what did Gollackner accidentally leave behind?

5. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end their third day?

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