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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. Where did Otto and Sepp Maag join up with Buhl and his partner?
(a) The Second Ice Field.
(b) The Mittellegi Hut.
(c) The Third Ice Field.
(d) The Rote Fluh.

2. Where do observers say that Corti and Longhi joined together with Nothdurft and Mayer?
(a) Near the Spider.
(b) At the First Ice Field.
(c) At the Second Ice Field.
(d) A the Swallow's Nest.

3. What did Corti do when he could not lift Longhi up onto the ledge?
(a) He stayed with Longhi and tried to signal for help.
(b) He left Longhi and climbed up, promising to send rescue.
(c) He left Longhi, promising to return with the other two climbers on the mountain.
(d) He left Longhi and climbed down, promising to send rescue.

4. Where did Rebitsch and Vörg climb to, after spending the night on the mountain?
(a) The Hintertoisser Traverse.
(b) The Death Bivouac.
(c) The railroad tunnel.
(d) The Mittellegi Hut.

5. In the summer of 1936, what caused Toni Kurz and his group of climbers to turn back?
(a) One climber was injured in a fall.
(b) One climber was hit by a stone.
(c) One climber began getting ill.
(d) One climber's pack was lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Guido Tonella interview Corti?

2. What did Longhi reportedly shout to rescuers?

3. In what month did Toni Kurz and his party begin their climb up the North Face?

4. What type of weather hit when Terray and Lachenal reached the Spider, during their climb in 1946?

5. How many climbers were in the group including Hermann Buhl by the time they reached the summit in July 1952?

(see the answer key)

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