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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?
(a) They cut seats in the ice.
(b) They made a shelter of rocks.
(c) They made camp with their tents.
(d) They made a makeshift hut.

2. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?
(a) Both were becoming ill.
(b) Fraissl was injured by rocks.
(c) The weather was turning bad.
(d) Brankowski injured himself in a fall.

3. How high is the Eiger?
(a) 19,041 feet.
(b) 13,041 feet.
(c) 16, 041 feet.
(d) 10,041 feet.

4. 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.

5. Who was the first mountaineer to climb the Eiger?
(a) John Shaeffer.
(b) Andres Monteau.
(c) Charles Barrington.
(d) Brendon Messering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Heckmair and Vörg stay while waiting to start their climb?

2. What happened on Reiss and Blach's attempt to climb the North Face in 1950?

3. Why did Heckmair and Vörg have modern equipment for their climb?

4. How many climbers were there in the first party to attempt to climb the North Face?

5. How does Harrer view change and the Eiger mountain?

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