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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 quality does Maix say Harrer has that qualifies him to write about the Eiger?
(a) He has been a professional climber.
(b) He has met many men who successfully climbed the Eiger.
(c) He has climbed the North Face.
(d) He has been both a climber and a guide.

2. In what month did Toni Kurz and his party begin their climb up the North Face?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) August.

3. What country was Harrer imprisoned in during World War II?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Turkey.
(d) India.

4. Where did Harrer and Kasparek have breakfast, at the beginning of their ascent up the North Face?
(a) The Mittellegi Hut.
(b) The Swallow's Nest.
(c) The Gallery Window.
(d) The Flatiron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrived at the Eiger in 1936, what new route did Angerer and Rainer want to try on the North Face?

2. How many climbers were in Toni Kurz's group?

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

4. What qualities does Harrer say are necessary to climb the White Spider?

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

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