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

2. In what month did Toni Kurz and his party begin their climb up the North Face?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) August.

3. What nationality was the second team to successfully climb the North Face?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Swiss.
(d) German.

4. What did Von Allmen make, as he waited for Toni Kurz and his group of climbers?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Hot cider.
(d) Tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maix say the truth about the North Face of the Eiger will provide?

2. In the story the author tells at the beginning of the book, how does the climber criticize Harrer's idea to write about the Eiger?

3. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?

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

5. Preparing for the final ascent, what did the climbers do with their unnecessary provisions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the White Spider.

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

4. Describe the first climb up the Eiger.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What research did Harrer do for his book?

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