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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. In 1950, where did North Face climbers Hamel and Seiler escape to after a blizzard?
(a) The Swallow's Nest.
(b) The Mittellegi Hut.
(c) The Kleine Scheidegg.
(d) The railway tunnel.

2. How many day's'provisions did the first climbers to attempt the North Face bring?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. What happened to the two climbers who arrived at the North Face early in the summer of 1936?
(a) They became ill and gave up the attempt.
(b) One of them died on a climb on another mountain.
(c) They climbed as far as the Second Ice Field and back down.
(d) The weather remained bad, and they gave up waiting.

4. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?
(a) They made a shelter of rocks.
(b) They cut seats in the ice.
(c) They made camp with their tents.
(d) They made a makeshift hut.

5. Who did Harrer tell about his plans to climb the North Face?
(a) Only his future mother-in-law.
(b) Only his future wife.
(c) Only his family.
(d) No one.

Short Answer 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?

2. Why did Heckmair and Vörg have modern equipment for their climb?

3. How high is the Eiger?

4. Where did Allmen call to Toni Kurz and his party from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Maix and Harrer's collaboration.

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

7. When Allmen checked on the mountaineers he knew were climbing toward him, what did he find?

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

9. What research did Harrer do for his book?

10. Describe the White Spider.

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