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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 new technology did climbers on the ground think might be used to attempt to rescue Longhi?
(a) New types of pitons.
(b) New rope ladders.
(c) New steel cables.
(d) New rope swings.

2. What did Toni Kurz's party say to Allmen when he called to them?
(a) That they were going to separate.
(b) That they would be down soon.
(c) That they were going to attempt to climb up again.
(d) That they needed help.

3. What did the friend Nothdurft and Mayer visited before leaving think of Nothdurft's behavior on the mountain?
(a) Nothdurft's behavior seemed explicable, considering what Nothdurft told the friend before leaving.
(b) Nothdurft's behavior seemed only slightly out of character.
(c) Nothdurft's behavior seemed normal.
(d) Nothdurft's behavior seemed inexplicable.

4. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?
(a) 90 feet.
(b) 30 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

5. Why does Harrer write about the North Face of the Eiger?
(a) It is the only climbable face.
(b) It was the first side climbed.
(c) It is the side that he chose to climb.
(d) It is the hardest to climb.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Longhi and Corti's climb up the North Face begin?

2. How did Reiss describe the thunderstorm that was going on when he reached the summit?

3. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?

4. What happened to Lugmayer during the climb?

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

(see the answer key)

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