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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Silver Trench, Climbers Have a Language of Their Own, and I Am Sorry, Brian....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their second day?
(a) 600 feet up and across the First Ice Field.
(b) 300 feet up and across the First Ice Field.
(c) 1,200 feet up and across the First Ice Field.
(d) 900 feet up and across the First Ice Field.

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?
(a) He says the book will be inaccessible and obscure.
(b) He says the book will either be sensationalistic or unnecessary.
(c) He says the book will be boring and unreadable.
(d) He says the book will either be too detailed or too general.

3. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?
(a) 90 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 70 feet.

4. What did Hellepart give Corti when he first contacted him?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?

2. Where did Rebitch and Vörg reach on their second day?

3. What new technology did climbers on the ground think might be used to attempt to rescue Longhi?

4. What did the press call the North Face?

5. What qualities does Harrer say are necessary to climb the White Spider?

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