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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. What date did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer arrive at the North Face?
(a) July 15, 1952.
(b) July 25, 1952.
(c) August 5, 1952.
(d) August 15, 1952.

2. What did Corti say happened to Günther Nothdurft and Franz Mayer as they started out to climb the North Face?
(a) Mayer began to get ill.
(b) Mayer twisted his ankle.
(c) They had an argument and could not get along.
(d) They lost their equipment.

3. According to Corti's report, what happened to him at the Spider?
(a) He broke a rib in an avalanche.
(b) He was hit in the head by a stone.
(c) He sprained his ankle in a rockslide.
(d) He hurt his hand on a piton.

4. Who was the first mountaineer to climb the Eiger?
(a) Andres Monteau.
(b) Charles Barrington.
(c) John Shaeffer.
(d) Brendon Messering.

5. Was Nothdurft's diary found?
(a) Yes, but it contained no entries.
(b) Yes, but the entries were eroded.
(c) No, no trace of it was found.
(d) No, only a few unhelpful pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Maix say Harrer has that qualifies him to write about the Eiger?

2. What profession were Adolf Derungs and Lukas Albrecht, who made the 16th successful ascent up the North Face?

3. What did the press call the North Face?

4. In the summer of 1936, what caused Toni Kurz and his group of climbers to turn back?

5. What does Maix say the truth about the North Face of the Eiger will provide?

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