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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 Guido Tonella interview Corti?
(a) On the mountain.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) At the base of the North Face.
(d) In the hospital.

2. On July 31, 1962, how many parties reached the summit of the Eiger from the North Face?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. How did von Almen watch Mayr's ascent?
(a) From an airplane.
(b) From the foot of the North Face with binoculars.
(c) From the railway window.
(d) Through a telescope.

4. How many nights did Corti, Longhi, Nothdurft and Mayer bivouac on the North Face?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

5. How many bivouacs did Spanish climbers Albert Rabada and Ernesto Navarra make before reaching the Spider?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many climbers successfully climbed the North Face in 1962?

2. What relative of Nothdurft arrived in Grindelwald to await the rescue efforts?

3. What did Bonatti say about why he turned back, ending his climb attempt?

4. How many women were in the team who attempted to climb the North Face in July, 1962?

5. What doubts were raised about Toni Hiebeler, Toni Kinschofer, Anderl Mannhardt, and Walter Almberger's climb of the North Face in 1961?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harrer include a route guide at the end of the book?

2. What made the Difficult Crack and the Hinterstoisser Traverse easier to climb for Mayr than for early climbers?

3. What is the controversy about the photograph of the German climbers on the mountain?

4. What does Harrer say about Corti's knowledge of the North Face of the Eiger?

5. What happened to Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer on the Ice Bulge?

6. What were Nothdurft and Mayers' families reactions to the tragedy?

7. Why were Kurt Diemberger and Wolfgang Stephan criticized, and how does Harrer answer that criticism?

8. Describe the attempt to climb the North Face by Brian Nally and Barry Brewster in 1962.

9. Describe the ascent of Blach and Wallenkamp up the North Face in 1952.

10. What happened when Derungs and Albrecht threw their extra equipment over the edge of the mountain after their last bivouac?

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