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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The International Rescue Team and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1915.

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

3. How many nights did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin spend on the mountain during their 1952 climb?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

5. In the story the author tells at the beginning of the book, how does the climber criticize Harrer's idea to write about the Eiger?
(a) He says the book will be boring and unreadable.
(b) He says the book will be inaccessible and obscure.
(c) He says the book will either be too detailed or too general.
(d) He says the book will either be sensationalistic or unnecessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fritz crave and lack, after climbing the Spider?

2. What day did Sefano Longhi and Claudio Corti begin to climb the North Face?

3. What did the friend Nothdurft and Mayer visited before leaving think of Nothdurft's behavior on the mountain?

4. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end their third day?

5. Where did Allmen call to Toni Kurz and his party from?

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