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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. What did the climbers do that blocked their path back down?
(a) They created a base camp that interfered with the path.
(b) They removed pitons from the rocks as they climbed.
(c) They inadvertently caused a rockslide that covered a climbable path.
(d) They took away a rope from a traverse.

2. Where did Allmen call to Toni Kurz and his party from?
(a) An opposite ridge.
(b) A tent across an ice field.
(c) A hut on the mountain.
(d) A window to the railroad.

3. 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) They wanted to acquire additional supplies.
(b) Waschak was beginning to become ill.
(c) They were concerned about the weather.
(d) They did not want to compete with the Swiss climbers.

4. When they arrived at the Eiger in 1936, what new route did Angerer and Rainer want to try on the North Face?
(a) A new route to the Third Ice Field from the Second Ice Field.
(b) A new route to the First Ice Field.
(c) A new route to the Second Ice Field from the First Ice Field..
(d) A new route to the White Spider from the Third Ice Field.

5. How did the mountaineer who first climbed the Eiger write his account?
(a) In a letter to the Alpine Journal.
(b) In a short, self-published book.
(c) In an article in the Alpine Journal.
(d) In an article for the London Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was the Eiger first climbed?

2. Where was Detassis injured?

3. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?

4. What disadvantage did the Maags have during their climb?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What research did Harrer do for his book?

2. What are the hazards on the North Face when the ice is melted?

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

4. What knowledge did Sedlmayer and Mehringer have and lack when they attempted to climb the North Face?

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

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

7. What did Rebitsch and Vörg do, after a harrowing climb on the mountain, when they learned that Gollackner had died on the mountain?

8. Was there rivalry between the parties attempting to climb the North Face in 1937?

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

10. What is the author's position on the psychology of seeking danger?

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