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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 did Rebitch and Vörg end their third day?
(a) The railroad tunnel.
(b) The Death Bivouac.
(c) The Swallow's Nest.
(d) The Mittellegi Hut.

2. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?
(a) Mountaineer and biographer.
(b) Journalist and mountaineer.
(c) Natualist and biographer.
(d) Journalist and naturalist.

3. Where did Harrer and Kasparek have breakfast, at the beginning of their ascent up the North Face?
(a) The Swallow's Nest.
(b) The Mittellegi Hut.
(c) The Flatiron.
(d) The Gallery Window.

4. Who did Harrer tell about his plans to climb the North Face?
(a) Only his future wife.
(b) Only his future mother-in-law.
(c) No one.
(d) Only his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rebitsch and Vörg start up the northeast face of the mountain?

2. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their first day?

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

4. Where did Rebitch and Vörg reach on their second day?

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

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