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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. Why does Harrer write about the North Face of the Eiger?
(a) It is the only climbable face.
(b) It is the side that he chose to climb.
(c) It is the hardest to climb.
(d) It was the first side climbed.

2. What year was the Eiger's North Face still climbed?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1938.

3. How far did Schlunegger and Krähenbühl climb in 1946 before having to climb back down?
(a) Above the Second Ice Field.
(b) Above the Ramp.
(c) To the Spider.
(d) Above the First Ice Field.

4. What nationality were Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer?
(a) Austrian.
(b) Swiss.
(c) French.
(d) German.

5. What antagonistic action did observers note the climbers doing?
(a) The parties would push past each other in the climb instead of joining.
(b) The party in the lead would destroy the steps they made in the ice.
(c) The party in the lead would knock ice down the mountain.
(d) The party in the lead would take out their pitons instead of leaving them for followers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?

2. What day did Sefano Longhi and Claudio Corti begin to climb the North Face?

3. Where did the French party join up with Buhl and his group on the 1952 climb?

4. Where did Guido Tonella interview Corti?

5. What area of the mountain is the Silver Trench on?

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