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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. 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 Third Ice Field from the Second Ice Field.
(b) A new route to the First Ice Field.
(c) A new route to the Second Ice Field from the First Ice Field..
(d) A new route to the White Spider from the Third Ice Field.

2. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?
(a) Natualist and biographer.
(b) Mountaineer and biographer.
(c) Journalist and mountaineer.
(d) Journalist and naturalist.

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

4. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1915.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When was the Northeast Face of the Eiger first climbed?

4. What does Maix say the truth about the North Face of the Eiger will provide?

5. When do Rebitsch and Vörg finally attempt their climb?

(see the answer key)

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