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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Harrer attending school, in 1938?
(a) University of Graz.
(b) University of Wien.
(c) University of Zurich.
(d) University of Cambridge.

2. What was Guiseppe Piravano and Bruno Detassis's ultimate goal in attempting to climb the North Face?
(a) To win glory for their country of Italy.
(b) To win the glory of being the first to conquer the North Face.
(c) To write a book about climbing the North Face.
(d) To eventually guide tourists up the North Face.

3. What did Kasparek do to make progress over the Second Ice Field easier?
(a) He sprinkled salt on the ice.
(b) He hacked steps into the ice with an axe.
(c) He strung a rope across the ice field.
(d) He crushed the top layer of ice with a grinding tool.

4. What qualities does Harrer say are necessary to climb the White Spider?
(a) Enthusiasm, courage, daring, and focus.
(b) Patience, calm, sense, and courage.
(c) Honesty, openness, courage, and honor.
(d) Courage, playfulness, self-confidence, and pride.

5. Who was the first mountaineer to climb the Eiger?
(a) Brendon Messering.
(b) Andres Monteau.
(c) John Shaeffer.
(d) Charles Barrington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was the Eiger's North Face still climbed?

2. How did Harrer survive the avalanche at the Spider?

3. What nationality was the second team to successfully climb the North Face?

4. What happened on Reiss and Blach's attempt to climb the North Face in 1950?

5. What quality does Maix say Harrer has that qualifies him to write about the Eiger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Otto and Sepp Maag doing when they first encountered Buhl and Jöchler in July 1952?

2. How were photos taken of the climbers traversing toward the Spider?

3. What metaphor did the author use to describe the societal function of mountain climbing?

4. What happened to Bartolo Sandri and Mario Menti, who attempted to climb the North Face early in the summer of 1938?

5. What research did Harrer do for his book?

6. Where did rescuers start from to try to rescue Toni Kurz?

7. What did the author mean by "Come back safe, my friends"?

8. Describe Maix and Harrer's collaboration.

9. How did Fritz Kasparek and Harrer meet?

10. How does Harrer portray the climbers' relations with the newspapermen?

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