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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Further Successful Ascents.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Preparing for the final ascent, what did the climbers do with their unnecessary provisions?
(a) Slide them down to a lower point.
(b) Leave them on the mountain.
(c) Throw them off a cliff.
(d) Bury them in the snow.

3. What nationality was the second team to successfully climb the North Face?
(a) German.
(b) Swiss.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

4. What country was Harrer imprisoned in during World War II?
(a) India.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Turkey.

5. What did the climbers do that blocked their path back down?
(a) They took away a rope from a traverse.
(b) They created a base camp that interfered with the path.
(c) They removed pitons from the rocks as they climbed.
(d) They inadvertently caused a rockslide that covered a climbable path.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Toni Kurz's party say to Allmen when he called to them?

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

3. What year was the Eiger first climbed?

4. What warning did the Swiss government issue to climbers?

5. Where did Allmen call to Toni Kurz and his party from?

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