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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 Fritz crave and lack, after climbing the Spider?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Fresh fruit.
(d) Dry clothes.

2. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?
(a) Journalist and mountaineer.
(b) Natualist and biographer.
(c) Journalist and naturalist.
(d) Mountaineer and biographer.

3. What happened on Reiss and Blach's attempt to climb the North Face in 1950?
(a) Reiss became ill.
(b) Blach lost his pack.
(c) Reiss injured his head.
(d) Blach broke his arm.

4. What country was Harrer imprisoned in during World War II?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) India.
(d) Turkey.

5. What did Toni Kurz's party say to Allmen when he called to them?
(a) That they would be down soon.
(b) That they were going to separate.
(c) That they needed help.
(d) That they were going to attempt to climb up again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following pairs climbed the North Face in one day in July 1952, the seventh ascent?

2. What did Kasparek do to make progress over the Second Ice Field easier?

3. Where did Heckmair and Vörg stay while waiting to start their climb?

4. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their second day?

5. How many day's'provisions did the first climbers to attempt the North Face bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the ascent of Buhl, Jöchler, the Maags, and the French through the Ramp.

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

3. Describe the end of Sedlmayer and Mehringer's attempt to climb the North Face.

4. When Australian and Swiss teams both climbed the North Face at approximately the same time, how far apart did they reach the summit?

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

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

7. Describe the reaction to Harrer telling a doctor in Lhasa that he was among the first party to climb the North Face.

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

9. What did the climbers do on their last night on the mountain before reaching the summit?

10. Who were the climbers forced out of Switzerland in 1937?

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