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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 do Rebitsch and Vörg find when they start up the mountain?
(a) Hinterstoisser's body.
(b) A new route to the Second Ice Field.
(c) An impassable crevice.
(d) An ice-coated, slippery passage.

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

3. How high is the Eiger?
(a) 13,041 feet.
(b) 10,041 feet.
(c) 19,041 feet.
(d) 16, 041 feet.

4. How many parties left the Eiger without an attempt to climb the North Face in 1937, due to bad weather?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Harrer and Kasparek camp after their first day climbing the North Face?

3. What country was Harrer imprisoned in during World War II?

4. Where was Harrer attending school, in 1938?

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

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