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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. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?
(a) Brankowski injured himself in a fall.
(b) The weather was turning bad.
(c) Both were becoming ill.
(d) Fraissl was injured by rocks.

2. When Franz Primas and Bertl Gollackner climbed the Lauper Route, what did Gollackner accidentally leave behind?
(a) His water.
(b) His food.
(c) His tent.
(d) His pitons.

3. What warning did the Swiss government issue to climbers?
(a) A warning that the Eiger's North Face would be prohibited if there were another accident.
(b) A warning that rescue and recovery efforts were not guaranteed.
(c) A warning that climbing the mountain was prohibited.
(d) A warning not to attempt to climb during June or July due to bad weather.

4. How did Harrer survive the avalanche at the Spider?
(a) He was partially sheltered by an overhang.
(b) He was held by his piton.
(c) He held himself with an axe.
(d) He held on to Kasparek.

5. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day did Harrer and Kasparek begin their 1938 climb of the North Face?

2. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?

3. Where was Harrer attending school, in 1938?

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

5. What did Von Allmen make, as he waited for Toni Kurz and his group of climbers?

(see the answer key)

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