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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. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?
(a) Journalist and mountaineer.
(b) Natualist and biographer.
(c) Mountaineer and biographer.
(d) Journalist and naturalist.

2. What quality does Maix say Harrer has that qualifies him to write about the Eiger?
(a) He has met many men who successfully climbed the Eiger.
(b) He has been both a climber and a guide.
(c) He has been a professional climber.
(d) He has climbed the North Face.

3. Where was Harrer attending school, in 1938?
(a) University of Zurich.
(b) University of Graz.
(c) University of Cambridge.
(d) University of Wien.

4. How did Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin climb up to the Exit Cracks?
(a) Up the Spider, amidst rock and water falls.
(b) Through a traverse along the edge of the spider.
(c) Up the rocks, bypassing the Spider.
(d) Up the Spider in avalanche conditions.

5. What profession were Adolf Derungs and Lukas Albrecht, who made the 16th successful ascent up the North Face?
(a) Bank tellers.
(b) Bricklayers.
(c) Ski instructors.
(d) Carpenters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Lugmayer during the climb?

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

3. What did Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin lose on the Second Ice Field?

4. What date did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer arrive at the North Face?

5. What did Bonatti say about why he turned back, ending his climb attempt?

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