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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Further Successful Ascents.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What aspect of climbing does Harrer want to focus on in his book?
(a) The technical side of climbing.
(b) The nature conserevation side of climbing.
(c) The human side of climbing.
(d) The heroic side of climbing.

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

5. How did Harrer survive the avalanche at the Spider?
(a) He held on to Kasparek.
(b) He held himself with an axe.
(c) He was partially sheltered by an overhang.
(d) He was held by his piton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kasparek do to make progress over the Second Ice Field easier?

2. Where did Toni Kurz die?

3. Who was the first mountaineer to climb the Eiger?

4. What year was the Eiger's North Face still climbed?

5. How did Heckmair survive the avalanche at the Spider?

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