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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. Who led the climb down the mountain after the ascent?
(a) Kasparek.
(b) Vörg.
(c) Harrer.
(d) Heckmair.

2. What problem did Heckmair have during the night?
(a) Rocks slid down and hit his arm.
(b) His hands began to freeze.
(c) His stomach was upset.
(d) His rope sling began to slip.

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

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

5. How far behind Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin were the Polish team who reached the summit the same day?
(a) 14 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many climbers were killed on the North Face in 1962?

2. What did Hellepart give Corti when he first contacted him?

3. What did Toni Kurz's party say to Allmen when he called to them?

4. Preparing for the final ascent, what did the climbers do with their unnecessary provisions?

5. What year was the final section of the book added?

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