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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Attempt on the North Face and The Tragedy of Toni Kurz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Harrer view change and the Eiger mountain?
(a) He sees the Eiger as resisting change and changing slowly.
(b) He sees the Eiger as changing in short bursts.
(c) He sees the Eiger as ever changing.
(d) He sees the Eiger as always changing.

2. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their second day?
(a) 900 feet up and across the First Ice Field.
(b) 300 feet up and across the First Ice Field.
(c) 600 feet up and across the First Ice Field.
(d) 1,200 feet up and across the First Ice Field.

3. Where did Allmen call to Toni Kurz and his party from?
(a) A tent across an ice field.
(b) An opposite ridge.
(c) A hut on the mountain.
(d) A window to the railroad.

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

5. Where did Toni Kurz die?
(a) On he way down the mountain, being carried by rescuers.
(b) At the bottom of the mountain, after being brought down by rescuers.
(c) On the mountain, before rescuers could arrive.
(d) On the mountain, feet away from rescuers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer of 1936, what caused Toni Kurz and his group of climbers to turn back?

2. How does Maix react to Harrer's proposed book about the Eiger?

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

4. How many climbers were there in the first party to attempt to climb the North Face?

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

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