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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Ascent of the Face.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Detassis injured?
(a) His back.
(b) His arm.
(c) His foot.
(d) His leg.

2. What do Rebitsch and Vörg find when they start up the mountain?
(a) Hinterstoisser's body.
(b) An impassable crevice.
(c) A new route to the Second Ice Field.
(d) An ice-coated, slippery passage.

3. What phrase do newspapers use to describe the rush of climbers heading for the North Face?
(a) North Face Fever.
(b) Eiger Storm.
(c) White Spider Craze.
(d) Ice Field Flurry.

4. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?
(a) They made camp with their tents.
(b) They made a makeshift hut.
(c) They made a shelter of rocks.
(d) They cut seats in the ice.

5. What problem did Heckmair have during the night?
(a) His rope sling began to slip.
(b) His hands began to freeze.
(c) Rocks slid down and hit his arm.
(d) His stomach was upset.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did newspapers react to plans to climb the North Face in 1937?

2. What did the first description of the North Face from above say about it?

3. How many climbers were in the first ascent to the top of the North Face?

4. How did Harrer survive the avalanche at the Spider?

5. Why does Harrer write about the North Face of the Eiger?

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