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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 is the relationship between Otto and Sepp Maag?
(a) Father and son.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Second cousins.
(d) Brothers.

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

3. How many climbers were there in the first party to attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

5. Why did the Austrians climbers Waschak and Forstenlechner stop climbing and wait at the Spider during their ascent?
(a) They didn't want to finish the ascent before the Swiss.
(b) Waschak felt ill.
(c) Forstenlechner was injured.
(d) They ran out of supplies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Guido Tonella interview Corti?

3. To what does Harrer attribute the fact that Longhi was unable to climb up the rope after he fell?

4. What year did Harrer escape from the prison camp?

5. What warning did the Swiss government issue to climbers?

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