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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cliff on the North Face did Karl Reiss attempt to climb?
(a) A cliff from the Second Ice Field to the Third Ice Field.
(b) A cliff from the Third Ice Field to the Spider.
(c) A cliff from the First Ice Field to the Second Ice Field.
(d) A cliff from the Spider to the summit.

2. What relative of Nothdurft arrived in Grindelwald to await the rescue efforts?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

3. Was the filmed climb of Lothar Brandler, Jörg Lehne, and Sigfried Löw up the North Face successful?
(a) No, but the film made it seem successful.
(b) Yes, but the film was unusable.
(c) Yes, for two of the climbers.
(d) No, the weather conditions were too harsh.

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

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

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

7. What did Tonella think of Corti's description of what happened?
(a) He thought Corti was truthful and accurate.
(b) He thought Corti was truthful, but left some things out.
(c) He thought Corti was untruthful.
(d) He thought Corti was confused but mostly accurate.

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

9. How many climbers were on the North Face between August 19 and August 23 of 1962?
(a) 22.
(b) 4.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

10. Where do observers say that Corti and Longhi joined together with Nothdurft and Mayer?
(a) At the Second Ice Field.
(b) Near the Spider.
(c) A the Swallow's Nest.
(d) At the First Ice Field.

11. What did Corti say happened to Günther Nothdurft and Franz Mayer as they started out to climb the North Face?
(a) They had an argument and could not get along.
(b) Mayer began to get ill.
(c) They lost their equipment.
(d) Mayer twisted his ankle.

12. How did Reiss describe the thunderstorm that was going on when he reached the summit?
(a) As the last straw.
(b) As a welcome respite.
(c) As a tribulation.
(d) As good conditions.

13. What area of the mountain is the Silver Trench on?
(a) The Spider.
(b) The Third Ice Field.
(c) The Second Ice Field.
(d) The Ramp.

14. What site was Alfred Hellepart lowered down to for the rescue attempt?
(a) The Ice Fluh.
(b) The Third Ice Field.
(c) The precipice where Longhi was trapped.
(d) Corti's bivouac tent.

15. 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 swings.
(c) New steel cables.
(d) New rope ladders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Söhnel and Moosmüller on their attempt to climb the North Face in 1956?

2. What did Longhi reportedly shout to rescuers?

3. Was Nothdurft's diary found?

4. How far did Karl Blach initially say he would guide Jürgen Wallenkamp and Bernd Huber on their climb up the North Face?

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

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