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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Silver Trench, Climbers Have a Language of Their Own, and I Am Sorry, Brian....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many nights did Corti, Longhi, Nothdurft and Mayer bivouac on the North Face?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

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

3. How did the mountaineer who first climbed the Eiger write his account?
(a) In an article for the London Times.
(b) In a short, self-published book.
(c) In an article in the Alpine Journal.
(d) In a letter to the Alpine Journal.

4. What year was the third successful climb up the North Face?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1947.

5. Which two members of the party injured their hands on the ascent?
(a) Heckmair and Harrer.
(b) Kasparek and Harrer.
(c) Heckmair and Vörg.
(d) Kasparek and Vörg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Von Allmen make, as he waited for Toni Kurz and his group of climbers?

2. What doubts were raised about Toni Hiebeler, Toni Kinschofer, Anderl Mannhardt, and Walter Almberger's climb of the North Face in 1961?

3. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?

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

5. What makes the Silver Trench silver?

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