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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On July 31, 1962, how many parties reached the summit of the Eiger from the North Face?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.
2. To what does Harrer attribute the fact that Longhi was unable to climb up the rope after he fell?
(a) He didn't know the proper technique.
(b) It would have been impossible.
(c) He was disoriented by the fall.
(d) His wrist was strained and swollen.
3. What happened to Söhnel and Moosmüller on their attempt to climb the North Face in 1956?
(a) They became ill and had to descend.
(b) They were trapped in an avalanche.
(c) They were knocked off the mountain.
(d) They were injured by falling rocks.
4. What did Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin lose on the Second Ice Field?
(a) A food pack.
(b) A rope.
(c) An axe.
(d) A harnass.
5. How far did Italian climber Walter Bonatti get in his solo attempt to climb the North Face in 1963?
(a) The Second Ice Field.
(b) The Third Ice Field.
(c) The First Ice Field.
(d) The Spider.
6. What happened to the party of three climbers in 1958 who climbed to the Flatiron before one was injured by a stone?
(a) They descended the mountain, but one died in a fall.
(b) They climbed down to the Gallery Window the next day.
(c) They were stranded on the mountain and died.
(d) They were taken off the mountain by rescuers.
7. 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 whether the climbers ever actually made the summit.
(b) Doubts about how the climbers used the window from the train tracks.
(c) Doubt about how the climbers used past climbers' ropes and pitons.
(d) Doubts about how filming of the climb affected the climbers.
8. 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, promising to return with the other two climbers on the mountain.
(c) He left Longhi and climbed down, promising to send rescue.
(d) He stayed with Longhi and tried to signal for help.
9. 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.
10. What nationality were Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer?
(a) Austrian.
(b) Swiss.
(c) German.
(d) French.
11. How did von Almen watch Mayr's ascent?
(a) Through a telescope.
(b) From the railway window.
(c) From the foot of the North Face with binoculars.
(d) From an airplane.
12. What happened to Lugmayer during the climb?
(a) He lost his pack.
(b) He slipped and was caught by Ratay's rope.
(c) He was injured in a watershed.
(d) He was hit by a stone.
13. What date did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer arrive at the North Face?
(a) July 25, 1952.
(b) July 15, 1952.
(c) August 5, 1952.
(d) August 15, 1952.
14. Where did Boulaz, Attinger, Vaucher, and Darbellay bivouac on their second night?
(a) Near the Ramp.
(b) Near the Ice Hose.
(c) At the Swallow's Nest.
(d) At the Mittellegi Hut.
15. What cliff on the North Face did Karl Reiss attempt to climb?
(a) A cliff from the First Ice Field to the Second Ice Field.
(b) A cliff from the Second Ice Field to the Third Ice Field.
(c) A cliff from the Spider to the summit.
(d) A cliff from the Third Ice Field to the Spider.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who made the last successful ascent of the North Face in 1961
2. How did Reiss describe the thunderstorm that was going on when he reached the summit?
3. How long was Paul Etter and Martin Epp's ascent up the North Face?
4. What relative of Nothdurft arrived in Grindelwald to await the rescue efforts?
5. How did Mayr climb from the First Ice Field to the Second Ice Field?
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