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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. Where did Harrer and Kasparek camp after their first day climbing the North Face?
(a) At the Flatiron.
(b) At the Death Bivouac.
(c) Below the Second Ice Field.
(d) Below the Third Ice Field.

2. On what day of the climb did Toni Kurz and his party turn back?
(a) The third day.
(b) The fourth day.
(c) The fifth day.
(d) The second day.

3. What happened to Kasparek at the Ramp?
(a) He was washed down by a sudden tide of melting ice.
(b) He was hit by a rock.
(c) He slipped but was caught by Harrer's rope.
(d) He caught his hand in a rope.

4. How many climbers were in Toni Kurz's group?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. What did the first description of the North Face from above say about it?
(a) That it would be an easy climb.
(b) That climbing it would be a challenge soon overcome.
(c) That climbing it would be a challenge for future decades.
(d) That it was beautiful and impossible to climb.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Harrer attribute the fact that Longhi was unable to climb up the rope after he fell?

2. What caused the people on the ground to lose sight of the first climbers up the North Face on their third day?

3. Who did Harrer tell about his plans to climb the North Face?

4. How high is the Eiger?

5. Where did Otto and Sepp Maag join up with Buhl and his partner?

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