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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. How does Maix react to Harrer's proposed book about the Eiger?
(a) Negatively.
(b) Enthusiastically.
(c) With encouragement, but also frustration.
(d) With concern and caution.

2. What happened to Lugmayer during the climb?
(a) He was injured in a watershed.
(b) He lost his pack.
(c) He was hit by a stone.
(d) He slipped and was caught by Ratay's rope.

3. When did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin climb the North Face?
(a) June 1952.
(b) August 1952.
(c) July 1952.
(d) September 1952.

4. What nationality was the second team to successfully climb the North Face?
(a) French.
(b) Swiss.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parties left the Eiger without an attempt to climb the North Face in 1937, due to bad weather?

2. Why did Heckmair and Vörg have modern equipment for their climb?

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

4. In 1950, where did North Face climbers Hamel and Seiler escape to after a blizzard?

5. What problem did Heckmair have during the night?

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