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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 happened to the two climbers who arrived at the North Face early in the summer of 1936?
(a) They became ill and gave up the attempt.
(b) They climbed as far as the Second Ice Field and back down.
(c) The weather remained bad, and they gave up waiting.
(d) One of them died on a climb on another mountain.

2. What type of weather hit when Terray and Lachenal reached the Spider, during their climb in 1946?
(a) A snowstorm.
(b) Fog.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A windstorm.

3. What did Tonella think of Corti's description of what happened?
(a) He thought Corti was confused but mostly accurate.
(b) He thought Corti was truthful and accurate.
(c) He thought Corti was untruthful.
(d) He thought Corti was truthful, but left some things out.

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

5. What did Longhi reportedly shout to rescuers?
(a) That he didn't know what happened to Corti.
(b) That he wanted to apologize to Corti.
(c) That he thought Corti was dead.
(d) That he knew Corti would send help.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the third successful climb up the North Face, what nationality were Jermann's guides?

2. What caused the people on the ground to lose sight of the first climbers up the North Face on their third day?

3. What year was the third successful climb up the North Face?

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

5. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?

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