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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. What did Von Allmen make, as he waited for Toni Kurz and his group of climbers?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Hot cider.

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

3. In the summer of 1936, what caused Toni Kurz and his group of climbers to turn back?
(a) One climber was hit by a stone.
(b) One climber was injured in a fall.
(c) One climber's pack was lost.
(d) One climber began getting ill.

4. How many day's'provisions did the first climbers to attempt the North Face bring?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

5. What did the climbers do that blocked their path back down?
(a) They took away a rope from a traverse.
(b) They created a base camp that interfered with the path.
(c) They removed pitons from the rocks as they climbed.
(d) They inadvertently caused a rockslide that covered a climbable path.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of climbing does Harrer want to focus on in his book?

2. How does Harrer view change and the Eiger mountain?

3. Why does Harrer write about the North Face of the Eiger?

4. What did the first description of the North Face from above say about it?

5. When they arrived at the Eiger in 1936, what new route did Angerer and Rainer want to try on the North Face?

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