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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. Why did Austrians Waschak and Forstenlechner delay their start, while a party of four Swiss climbers began an ascent up the North Face in 1950?
(a) Waschak was beginning to become ill.
(b) They wanted to acquire additional supplies.
(c) They did not want to compete with the Swiss climbers.
(d) They were concerned about the weather.

2. What warning did the Swiss government issue to climbers?
(a) A warning that climbing the mountain was prohibited.
(b) A warning that the Eiger's North Face would be prohibited if there were another accident.
(c) A warning that rescue and recovery efforts were not guaranteed.
(d) A warning not to attempt to climb during June or July due to bad weather.

3. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?
(a) Both were becoming ill.
(b) The weather was turning bad.
(c) Brankowski injured himself in a fall.
(d) Fraissl was injured by rocks.

4. How high is the Eiger?
(a) 13,041 feet.
(b) 10,041 feet.
(c) 16, 041 feet.
(d) 19,041 feet.

5. When did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin climb the North Face?
(a) July 1952.
(b) June 1952.
(c) September 1952.
(d) August 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the climb did Toni Kurz and his party turn back?

2. What did the first description of the North Face from above say about it?

3. What obstacle befell Buhl and his group on the Spider during the 1952 climb?

4. What year was the third successful climb up the North Face?

5. In 1950, where did North Face climbers Hamel and Seiler escape to after a blizzard?

Short Essay Questions

1. On his ascent up the North Face, what did Harrer remember seeing while he was climbing a peak as a child?

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

3. After Buhl, Jöchler, the Maags, and the French traveled up the Spider, in what arrangement did they bivouac?

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

5. Why did Heckmair and Vörg turn back from their climb on July 21?

6. Describe the White Spider.

7. What research did Harrer do for his book?

8. What blocked the descent from Buhl and Jöchler's bivouac spot below the Rote Fluh?

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

10. Describe the first climb up the Eiger.

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