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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. What did the first description of the North Face from above say about it?
(a) That climbing it would be a challenge for future decades.
(b) That it would be an easy climb.
(c) That it was beautiful and impossible to climb.
(d) That climbing it would be a challenge soon overcome.

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

3. Why did Rebitsch and Vörg start up the northeast face of the mountain?
(a) To look more closely at the North Face.
(b) To search for the missing climbers.
(c) To beat other parties up the mountain.
(d) To try out a new route.

4. How does Maix react to Harrer's proposed book about the Eiger?
(a) With concern and caution.
(b) Enthusiastically.
(c) With encouragement, but also frustration.
(d) Negatively.

5. How many climbers were in Toni Kurz's group?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story the author tells at the beginning of the book, how does the climber criticize Harrer's idea to write about the Eiger?

3. What warning did the Swiss government issue to climbers?

4. How high is the Eiger?

5. How did newspapers react to plans to climb the North Face in 1937?

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