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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. What did Corti say happened to Günther Nothdurft and Franz Mayer as they started out to climb the North Face?
(a) Mayer began to get ill.
(b) They lost their equipment.
(c) They had an argument and could not get along.
(d) Mayer twisted his ankle.

2. What year was the final section of the book added?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

3. To what does Harrer attribute the fact that Longhi was unable to climb up the rope after he fell?
(a) He was disoriented by the fall.
(b) It would have been impossible.
(c) He didn't know the proper technique.
(d) His wrist was strained and swollen.

4. On Buhl's 1952 climb, what blocked his progress at the Ramp?
(a) An avalanche.
(b) Waterfalls.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Ice.

5. What year did Harrer escape from the prison camp?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. Was the filmed climb of Lothar Brandler, Jörg Lehne, and Sigfried Löw up the North Face successful?

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

3. Who did Nothdurft and Mayer visit before their climb, after they left the inn?

4. What day did the innkeeper in Grindelwald say that Nothdurft and Mayer left for the climb?

5. Why did Giuseppe Piravano and Bruno Detassis climb partially up the northeast face?

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