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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Attempt on the North Face and The Tragedy of Toni Kurz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the press call the North Face?
(a) Unbesteigbar.
(b) Mordwand.
(c) Todesgesicht.
(d) Todesberg.

2. What year was the Eiger first climbed?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1848.

3. In the summer of 1936, what caused Toni Kurz and his group of climbers to turn back?
(a) One climber was hit by a stone.
(b) One climber's pack was lost.
(c) One climber began getting ill.
(d) One climber was injured in a fall.

4. How did the mountaineer who first climbed the Eiger write his account?
(a) In a short, self-published book.
(b) In an article in the Alpine Journal.
(c) In an article for the London Times.
(d) In a letter to the Alpine Journal.

5. How does Harrer view change and the Eiger mountain?
(a) He sees the Eiger as changing in short bursts.
(b) He sees the Eiger as always changing.
(c) He sees the Eiger as resisting change and changing slowly.
(d) He sees the Eiger as ever changing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Von Allmen make, as he waited for Toni Kurz and his group of climbers?

2. On what day of the climb did Toni Kurz and his party turn back?

3. When they arrived at the Eiger in 1936, what new route did Angerer and Rainer want to try on the North Face?

4. What aspect of climbing does Harrer want to focus on in his book?

5. What year was the Eiger's North Face still climbed?

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