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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 the French party join up with Buhl and his group on the 1952 climb?
(a) The Flatiron.
(b) The Hinterstoisser Traverse.
(c) The Second Ice Field.
(d) The Ramp.

2. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end the fourth day of their climb?
(a) The Swallow's Nest.
(b) The Mittellegi Hut.
(c) The railroad tunnel.
(d) At the bottom of the mountain.

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

4. How did Longhi and Corti's climb up the North Face begin?
(a) They got caught in a snowstorm.
(b) They forgot Corti's food and had to return.
(c) Longhi's rope broke, and they had to return.
(d) They got on the wrong route.

5. What phrase do newspapers use to describe the rush of climbers heading for the North Face?
(a) North Face Fever.
(b) Ice Field Flurry.
(c) White Spider Craze.
(d) Eiger Storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?

2. What does Harrer suggest happened on the climb?

3. What did Tonella think of Corti's description of what happened?

4. On what day of the climb did Toni Kurz and his party turn back?

5. Who led the climb down the mountain after the ascent?

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