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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 warning did the Swiss government issue to climbers?
(a) A warning not to attempt to climb during June or July due to bad weather.
(b) A warning that rescue and recovery efforts were not guaranteed.
(c) A warning that the Eiger's North Face would be prohibited if there were another accident.
(d) A warning that climbing the mountain was prohibited.

2. Why did Giuseppe Piravano and Bruno Detassis climb partially up the northeast face?
(a) To keep in shape while waiting for better weather.
(b) To take phorographs for a travel magazine.
(c) To get a better look at the North Face.
(d) To practice new climbing techniques.

3. What did the press call the North Face?
(a) Mordwand.
(b) Todesberg.
(c) Todesgesicht.
(d) Unbesteigbar.

4. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?
(a) A broken rope.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) A spring bursting from the mountain.
(d) A large boulder.

5. Where did Rebitch and Vörg reach on their second day?
(a) The Second Ice Field.
(b) The First Ice Field.
(c) The White Spider.
(d) The Third Ice Field.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?

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

3. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end the fourth day of their climb?

4. What happened to the two climbers who arrived at the North Face early in the summer of 1936?

5. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their first day?

(see the answer key)

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