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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1952: The Great Year on the Eiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What disadvantage did the Maags have during their climb?
(a) They were ill.
(b) Otto had a disfigured foot.
(c) Otto had injured his wrist.
(d) They were underequipped.

3. Which two members of the party injured their hands on the ascent?
(a) Kasparek and Vörg.
(b) Heckmair and Vörg.
(c) Kasparek and Harrer.
(d) Heckmair and Harrer.

4. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1935.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Maix say Harrer has that qualifies him to write about the Eiger?

2. Preparing for the final ascent, what did the climbers do with their unnecessary provisions?

3. How did newspapers react to plans to climb the North Face in 1937?

4. What do Rebitsch and Vörg find when they start up the mountain?

5. Where did Rebitch and Vörg end the fourth day of their climb?

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