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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tragedy of 1957.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Giuseppe Piravano and Bruno Detassis climb partially up the northeast face?
(a) To keep in shape while waiting for better weather.
(b) To take phorographs for a travel magazine.
(c) To get a better look at the North Face.
(d) To practice new climbing techniques.

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

3. What do Rebitsch and Vörg find when they start up the mountain?
(a) An ice-coated, slippery passage.
(b) An impassable crevice.
(c) A new route to the Second Ice Field.
(d) Hinterstoisser's body.

4. Where did Otto and Sepp Maag join up with Buhl and his partner?
(a) The Mittellegi Hut.
(b) The Third Ice Field.
(c) The Second Ice Field.
(d) The Rote Fluh.

5. When did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin climb the North Face?
(a) June 1952.
(b) September 1952.
(c) July 1952.
(d) August 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weather hit when Terray and Lachenal reached the Spider, during their climb in 1946?

2. 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?

3. What is the relationship between Otto and Sepp Maag?

4. In the third successful climb up the North Face, what nationality were Jermann's guides?

5. What phrase do newspapers use to describe the rush of climbers heading for the North Face?

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