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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Boulaz, Attinger, Vaucher, and Darbellay bivouac on their second night?
(a) At the Mittellegi Hut.
(b) Near the Ramp.
(c) At the Swallow's Nest.
(d) Near the Ice Hose.

2. Where was solo climber Diether Marchart on the mountain's face when he fell and died?
(a) On the Third Ice Field.
(b) On the Spider.
(c) On the Hinterstoisser Traverse.
(d) Between the First Ice Field and the Second Ice Field.

3. What doubts were raised about Toni Hiebeler, Toni Kinschofer, Anderl Mannhardt, and Walter Almberger's climb of the North Face in 1961?
(a) Doubts about how filming of the climb affected the climbers.
(b) Doubts about how the climbers used the window from the train tracks.
(c) Doubts about whether the climbers ever actually made the summit.
(d) Doubt about how the climbers used past climbers' ropes and pitons.

4. How many parties successfully climbed the North Face in 1952?
(a) Three
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

5. According to Fritz von Almen's warning to Mayr, when would crossing the Third Ice Field be dangerous?
(a) When it was cloudy.
(b) During the afternoon.
(c) During the early morning.
(d) When the sun was setting.

6. Who did Nothdurft and Mayer visit before their climb, after they left the inn?
(a) Wolfgang Stefan.
(b) Heinrich Harrer.
(c) Max Eiselin.
(d) Kurt Diemberger.

7. What did Corti do when he could not lift Longhi up onto the ledge?
(a) He left Longhi and climbed up, promising to send rescue.
(b) He left Longhi and climbed down, promising to send rescue.
(c) He stayed with Longhi and tried to signal for help.
(d) He left Longhi, promising to return with the other two climbers on the mountain.

8. On July 31, 1962, how many parties reached the summit of the Eiger from the North Face?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

9. How many bivouacs did Spanish climbers Albert Rabada and Ernesto Navarra make before reaching the Spider?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

10. What nationality were Helmuth Drachsler and Walter Gstrein?
(a) Swiss.
(b) Austrian.
(c) German.
(d) American.

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

12. 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.

13. What new technology did climbers on the ground think might be used to attempt to rescue Longhi?
(a) New types of pitons.
(b) New rope ladders.
(c) New rope swings.
(d) New steel cables.

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

15. What day did Sefano Longhi and Claudio Corti begin to climb the North Face?
(a) July 23, 1957.
(b) August 3, 1957.
(c) July 3, 1957.
(d) July 13, 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harrer suggest happened on the climb?

2. Where did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer bivouac their first night on the mountain in 1952?

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

4. What caused Boulaz, Attinger, Vaucher, and Darbellay to turn back?

5. How long did it take Hilti von Allmen and Ueli Hürlimann to ascend the North Face?

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