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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many climbers were there in the first party to attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. Where did Heckmair and Vörg stay while waiting to start their climb?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) In a tent secluded from the others to remain unnoticed.
(c) In a tent at the bottom of the North Face.
(d) In a camp in the railroad passage.

3. When do Rebitsch and Vörg finally attempt their climb?
(a) In the second week of August.
(b) In the last week of July.
(c) In the first week of August.
(d) In the third week of August.

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

5. How many climbers were in the first ascent to the top of the North Face?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?

2. What does the author say that true climbers want, in his criticism of media coverage of attempts to climb the North Face?

3. What day did Harrer and Kasparek begin their 1938 climb of the North Face?

4. On Rebitsch and Vörg's return to the base of the North Face later in the month, what do they decide to do?

5. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?

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