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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many climbers were there in the first party to attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What did the press call the North Face?
(a) Todesberg.
(b) Unbesteigbar.
(c) Todesgesicht.
(d) Mordwand.

3. When did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin climb the North Face?
(a) July 1952.
(b) June 1952.
(c) August 1952.
(d) September 1952.

4. What happened to the two climbers who arrived at the North Face early in the summer of 1936?
(a) One of them died on a climb on another mountain.
(b) They became ill and gave up the attempt.
(c) They climbed as far as the Second Ice Field and back down.
(d) The weather remained bad, and they gave up waiting.

5. What country was Harrer imprisoned in during World War II?
(a) India.
(b) Turkey.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

6. What aspect of climbing does Harrer want to focus on in his book?
(a) The human side of climbing.
(b) The heroic side of climbing.
(c) The nature conserevation side of climbing.
(d) The technical side of climbing.

7. Where did Otto and Sepp Maag join up with Buhl and his partner?
(a) The Second Ice Field.
(b) The Third Ice Field.
(c) The Mittellegi Hut.
(d) The Rote Fluh.

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

9. Who did Harrer tell about his plans to climb the North Face?
(a) Only his family.
(b) Only his future wife.
(c) Only his future mother-in-law.
(d) No one.

10. On Rebitsch and Vörg's return to the base of the North Face later in the month, what do they decide to do?
(a) Carve footholds in the lower part of the steep slope.
(b) Place ropes across treacherous areas of their intended climb.
(c) Create a well-stocked camp a day's climb up the mountain.
(d) Stock food and water at good locations up the slope.

11. Why did Austrians Waschak and Forstenlechner delay their start, while a party of four Swiss climbers began an ascent up the North Face in 1950?
(a) Waschak was beginning to become ill.
(b) They wanted to acquire additional supplies.
(c) They were concerned about the weather.
(d) They did not want to compete with the Swiss climbers.

12. What qualities does Harrer say are necessary to climb the White Spider?
(a) Courage, playfulness, self-confidence, and pride.
(b) Patience, calm, sense, and courage.
(c) Enthusiasm, courage, daring, and focus.
(d) Honesty, openness, courage, and honor.

13. Preparing for the final ascent, what did the climbers do with their unnecessary provisions?
(a) Throw them off a cliff.
(b) Bury them in the snow.
(c) Leave them on the mountain.
(d) Slide them down to a lower point.

14. On Buhl's 1952 climb, what blocked his progress at the Ramp?
(a) Waterfalls.
(b) Rocks.
(c) An avalanche.
(d) Ice.

15. What nationality was the second team to successfully climb the North Face?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Swiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rebitsch and Vörg find when they start up the mountain?

2. What year was the Eiger first climbed?

3. Where did Rebitch and Vörg reach on their second day?

4. When do Rebitsch and Vörg finally attempt their climb?

5. 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?

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