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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. What cliff on the North Face did Karl Reiss attempt to climb?
(a) A cliff from the First Ice Field to the Second Ice Field.
(b) A cliff from the Second Ice Field to the Third Ice Field.
(c) A cliff from the Third Ice Field to the Spider.
(d) A cliff from the Spider to the summit.

2. Who did Harrer tell about his plans to climb the North Face?
(a) Only his family.
(b) Only his future mother-in-law.
(c) No one.
(d) Only his future wife.

3. What did Tonella think of Corti's description of what happened?
(a) He thought Corti was truthful and accurate.
(b) He thought Corti was truthful, but left some things out.
(c) He thought Corti was untruthful.
(d) He thought Corti was confused but mostly accurate.

4. Where did Harrer escape to?
(a) Burma.
(b) Syria.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Bangladesh.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?

3. How many nights did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin spend on the mountain during their 1952 climb?

4. Which two members of the party injured their hands on the ascent?

5. Where do observers say that Corti and Longhi joined together with Nothdurft and Mayer?

(see the answer key)

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