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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 equipment was Harrer missing, that he realized he should have brought?
(a) Heavy crampons.
(b) A cold weather harness.
(c) Carabiners.
(d) Ice pitons.

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

3. Where did Harrer and Kasparek camp after their first day climbing the North Face?
(a) Below the Second Ice Field.
(b) At the Death Bivouac.
(c) Below the Third Ice Field.
(d) At the Flatiron.

4. What day did Harrer and Kasparek begin their 1938 climb of the North Face?
(a) July 14.
(b) July 21.
(c) July 7.
(d) July 28.

5. On what day of the climb did Toni Kurz and his party turn back?
(a) The third day.
(b) The fourth day.
(c) The fifth day.
(d) The second day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end their third day?

2. What does the author say that true climbers want, in his criticism of media coverage of attempts to climb the North Face?

3. Which two members of the party injured their hands on the ascent?

4. Where was Detassis injured?

5. Where was Harrer attending school, in 1938?

(see the answer key)

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