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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 Toni Kurz's party say to Allmen when he called to them?
(a) That they needed help.
(b) That they were going to attempt to climb up again.
(c) That they were going to separate.
(d) That they would be down soon.

2. What did the first description of the North Face from above say about it?
(a) That it would be an easy climb.
(b) That climbing it would be a challenge soon overcome.
(c) That it was beautiful and impossible to climb.
(d) That climbing it would be a challenge for future decades.

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

4. What qualities does Harrer say are necessary to climb the White Spider?
(a) Patience, calm, sense, and courage.
(b) Honesty, openness, courage, and honor.
(c) Enthusiasm, courage, daring, and focus.
(d) Courage, playfulness, self-confidence, and pride.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Maix react to Harrer's proposed book about the Eiger?

3. In what month did Toni Kurz and his party begin their climb up the North Face?

4. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their first day?

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

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