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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1937: On the Eiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When they arrived at the Eiger in 1936, what new route did Angerer and Rainer want to try on the North Face?
(a) A new route to the White Spider from the Third Ice Field.
(b) A new route to the Second Ice Field from the First Ice Field..
(c) A new route to the First Ice Field.
(d) A new route to the Third Ice Field from the Second Ice Field.

3. How many climbers were there in the first party to attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. What does the author say that true climbers want, in his criticism of media coverage of attempts to climb the North Face?
(a) Glory.
(b) Honor.
(c) Accomplishment.
(d) Solitude.

5. How did the mountaineer who first climbed the Eiger write his account?
(a) In a short, self-published book.
(b) In an article in the Alpine Journal.
(c) In an article for the London Times.
(d) In a letter to the Alpine Journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many climbers were in the first ascent to the top of the North Face?

2. When Franz Primas and Bertl Gollackner climbed the Lauper Route, what did Gollackner accidentally leave behind?

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

4. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?

5. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end their third day?

(see the answer key)

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