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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. What did Fritz crave and lack, after climbing the Spider?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Dry clothes.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Fresh fruit.

2. On Rebitsch and Vörg's return to the base of the North Face later in the month, what do they decide to do?
(a) Carve footholds in the lower part of the steep slope.
(b) Place ropes across treacherous areas of their intended climb.
(c) Stock food and water at good locations up the slope.
(d) Create a well-stocked camp a day's climb up the mountain.

3. Who was the first mountaineer to climb the Eiger?
(a) Brendon Messering.
(b) Andres Monteau.
(c) Charles Barrington.
(d) John Shaeffer.

4. When was the Northeast Face of the Eiger first climbed?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1912.

5. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?
(a) A broken rope.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) A spring bursting from the mountain.
(d) A large boulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story the author tells at the beginning of the book, how does the climber criticize Harrer's idea to write about the Eiger?

2. What quality does Maix say Harrer has that qualifies him to write about the Eiger?

3. What aspect of climbing does Harrer want to focus on in his book?

4. What did Toni Kurz's party say to Allmen when he called to them?

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

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