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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was the third successful climb up the North Face?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.

2. 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.

3. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end the fourth day of their climb?
(a) The Mittellegi Hut.
(b) The railroad tunnel.
(c) At the bottom of the mountain.
(d) The Swallow's Nest.

4. What year did Harrer escape from the prison camp?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1941.

5. Why does Harrer write about the North Face of the Eiger?
(a) It was the first side climbed.
(b) It is the only climbable face.
(c) It is the side that he chose to climb.
(d) It is the hardest to climb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day of the climb did Toni Kurz and his party turn back?

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

4. Why did the Austrians climbers Waschak and Forstenlechner stop climbing and wait at the Spider during their ascent?

5. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?

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