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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Man, the Deciding Factor, Route Guide to the North Face, and Attempts and Successes on the North Face.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Harrer suggest happened on the climb?
(a) Nothdurft's party was trapped behind Corti and Longhi.
(b) Corti and Longhi were trapped beind Nothdurft's party.
(c) Despite appearances, Nothdurft's party was climbing along with Corti and Longhi.
(d) The parties were unaware of each other for much of the climb.

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

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

5. What happened to Söhnel and Moosmüller on their attempt to climb the North Face in 1956?
(a) They became ill and had to descend.
(b) They were trapped in an avalanche.
(c) They were injured by falling rocks.
(d) They were knocked off the mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?

2. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?

3. What happened to the two climbers who arrived at the North Face early in the summer of 1936?

4. According to Fritz von Almen's warning to Mayr, when would crossing the Third Ice Field be dangerous?

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

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