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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 high is the Eiger?
(a) 13,041 feet.
(b) 16, 041 feet.
(c) 10,041 feet.
(d) 19,041 feet.

2. What relative of Nothdurft arrived in Grindelwald to await the rescue efforts?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

3. What day did Harrer and Kasparek begin their 1938 climb of the North Face?
(a) July 7.
(b) July 21.
(c) July 28.
(d) July 14.

4. How did Harrer survive the avalanche at the Spider?
(a) He was held by his piton.
(b) He held himself with an axe.
(c) He held on to Kasparek.
(d) He was partially sheltered by an overhang.

5. Where did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer bivouac their first night on the mountain in 1952?
(a) At the Mittellegi Hut.
(b) At the Ramp.
(c) Above the Second Ice Field.
(d) At the Swallow's Nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the Silver Trench silver?

2. How did Mayr climb from the First Ice Field to the Second Ice Field?

3. How many nights did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin spend on the mountain during their 1952 climb?

4. What does Harrer suggest happened on the climb?

5. Where did Harrer and Kasparek have breakfast, at the beginning of their ascent up the North Face?

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