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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Silver Trench, Climbers Have a Language of Their Own, and I Am Sorry, Brian....

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do observers say that Corti and Longhi joined together with Nothdurft and Mayer?
(a) Near the Spider.
(b) At the First Ice Field.
(c) At the Second Ice Field.
(d) A the Swallow's Nest.

3. What happened to Söhnel and Moosmüller on their attempt to climb the North Face in 1956?
(a) They were knocked off the mountain.
(b) They became ill and had to descend.
(c) They were trapped in an avalanche.
(d) They were injured by falling rocks.

4. Where did the French party join up with Buhl and his group on the 1952 climb?
(a) The Flatiron.
(b) The Hinterstoisser Traverse.
(c) The Ramp.
(d) The Second Ice Field.

5. What did Toni Kurz's party say to Allmen when he called to them?
(a) That they needed help.
(b) That they were going to attempt to climb up again.
(c) That they would be down soon.
(d) That they were going to separate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?

2. What year was the final section of the book added?

3. Where was Harrer attending school, in 1938?

4. When do Rebitsch and Vörg finally attempt their climb?

5. What did Hellepart give Corti when he first contacted him?

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