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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 site was Alfred Hellepart lowered down to for the rescue attempt?
(a) The Third Ice Field.
(b) Corti's bivouac tent.
(c) The precipice where Longhi was trapped.
(d) The Ice Fluh.

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

3. How far did Karl Blach initially say he would guide Jürgen Wallenkamp and Bernd Huber on their climb up the North Face?
(a) To the Difficult Crack.
(b) To the Third Ice Field.
(c) To the Ramp.
(d) To the Swallow's Nest.

4. What antagonistic action did observers note the climbers doing?
(a) The parties would push past each other in the climb instead of joining.
(b) The party in the lead would knock ice down the mountain.
(c) The party in the lead would take out their pitons instead of leaving them for followers.
(d) The party in the lead would destroy the steps they made in the ice.

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 either be too detailed or too general.
(c) He says the book will be inaccessible and obscure.
(d) He says the book will either be sensationalistic or unnecessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nights did Corti, Longhi, Nothdurft and Mayer bivouac on the North Face?

2. Preparing for the final ascent, what did the climbers do with their unnecessary provisions?

3. Where did Rebitsch and Vörg climb to, after spending the night on the mountain?

4. When Franz Primas and Bertl Gollackner climbed the Lauper Route, what did Gollackner accidentally leave behind?

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

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