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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1937: On the Eiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trapped Primas and Gollackner on the mountain?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) A spring bursting from the mountain.
(c) A broken rope.
(d) A large boulder.

2. Where did Rebitsch and Vörg climb to, after spending the night on the mountain?
(a) The Mittellegi Hut.
(b) The Hintertoisser Traverse.
(c) The railroad tunnel.
(d) The Death Bivouac.

3. What does Maix say the truth about the North Face of the Eiger will provide?
(a) An excuse for over-legislation.
(b) A nostalgic journey for those who have climbed.
(c) A chronicle for history.
(d) A warning to climbers.

4. Where did Toni Kurz die?
(a) On the mountain, feet away from rescuers.
(b) At the bottom of the mountain, after being brought down by rescuers.
(c) On the mountain, before rescuers could arrive.
(d) On he way down the mountain, being carried by rescuers.

5. How many day's'provisions did the first climbers to attempt the North Face bring?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many climbers were in the first ascent to the top of the North Face?

2. What did the press call the North Face?

3. When do Rebitsch and Vörg finally attempt their climb?

4. What did the climbers do that blocked their path back down?

5. Who was the first mountaineer to climb the Eiger?

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