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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The International Rescue Team and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was the third successful climb up the North Face?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1949.

2. Where did Otto and Sepp Maag join up with Buhl and his partner?
(a) The Third Ice Field.
(b) The Second Ice Field.
(c) The Rote Fluh.
(d) The Mittellegi Hut.

3. How does Maix react to Harrer's proposed book about the Eiger?
(a) With concern and caution.
(b) With encouragement, but also frustration.
(c) Enthusiastically.
(d) Negatively.

4. According to Corti's report, what happened to him at the Spider?
(a) He broke a rib in an avalanche.
(b) He sprained his ankle in a rockslide.
(c) He was hit in the head by a stone.
(d) He hurt his hand on a piton.

5. Who led the climb down the mountain after the ascent?
(a) Heckmair.
(b) Kasparek.
(c) Vörg.
(d) Harrer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kasparek do to make progress over the Second Ice Field easier?

2. How many nights did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin spend on the mountain during their 1952 climb?

3. What was Guiseppe Piravano and Bruno Detassis's ultimate goal in attempting to climb the North Face?

4. What did Corti do when he could not lift Longhi up onto the ledge?

5. What qualities does Harrer say are necessary to climb the White Spider?

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