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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How many parties attempted to climb the North Face in 1954 and 1955?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

7. In 1957, what traces of Nothdurft and Mayer did search parties find?
(a) Indications that they had made the summit but been unable to descend.
(b) Mayer's body but not Nothdurft.
(c) Indications that they had gotten lost on the way to the summit.
(d) None.

8. What nationality were Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer?
(a) Austrian.
(b) Swiss.
(c) French.
(d) German.

9. What does Harrer recommend to climbers for protection from rocks?
(a) Plastic crash helmets.
(b) Quick wits.
(c) Sheets of protective metal.
(d) Protective climbing suits.

10. Where did Guido Tonella interview Corti?
(a) On the mountain.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) At the base of the North Face.

11. What put the claims of two Swiss climbers who said they climbed the North Face in one day in doubt?
(a) Photos.
(b) Testimony of the Swiss climbers' families.
(c) Testimony of other climbers.
(d) Testimony of witnesses from the ground.

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

13. How long was Paul Etter and Martin Epp's ascent up the North Face?
(a) 13 hours.
(b) A day and a half.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

14. What did Derungs and Albrecht use instead of a bivouac bag on their ascent up the North Face?
(a) A wool blanket.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An overcoat.
(d) A tablecloth.

15. What day did the innkeeper in Grindelwald say that Nothdurft and Mayer left for the climb?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Nothdurft and Mayer visit before their climb, after they left the inn?

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

4. How many bivouacs did Spanish climbers Albert Rabada and Ernesto Navarra make before reaching the Spider?

5. Who made the first successful solo attempt to climb the North Face?

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