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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What year was the final section of the book added?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1965.

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

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

7. 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.

8. How long did it take Hilti von Allmen and Ueli Hürlimann to ascend the North Face?
(a) 22 hours.
(b) 14 hours.
(c) 18 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

9. Why did Karl Blach take Huber's place?
(a) Huber was injured in an avalanche.
(b) Huber was feeling ill.
(c) Huber was injured by a rock.
(d) Huber twisted his ankle.

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

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

12. When did Helmut Salger and Horst Wels climb the North Face?
(a) July, 1963.
(b) September, 1963.
(c) June, 1963.
(d) August, 1963.

13. What profession were Adolf Derungs and Lukas Albrecht, who made the 16th successful ascent up the North Face?
(a) Bricklayers.
(b) Carpenters.
(c) Bank tellers.
(d) Ski instructors.

14. Was Nothdurft's diary found?
(a) No, only a few unhelpful pages.
(b) No, no trace of it was found.
(c) Yes, but it contained no entries.
(d) Yes, but the entries were eroded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the last successful ascent of the North Face in 1961

2. How many nights did Corti, Longhi, Nothdurft and Mayer bivouac on the North Face?

3. Whose climb up the North Face was reclassified as a success between the original publication of the book and the addition of the appended section?

4. How many parties successfully climbed the North Face in 1952?

5. How did Helmuth Drachsler and Walter Gstrein climb past the Spider?

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