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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Silver Trench, Climbers Have a Language of Their Own, and I Am Sorry, Brian....

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Harrer escape to?
(a) Tibet.
(b) Burma.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Syria.

2. What happened to Kasparek at the Ramp?
(a) He was hit by a rock.
(b) He slipped but was caught by Harrer's rope.
(c) He caught his hand in a rope.
(d) He was washed down by a sudden tide of melting ice.

3. What did Corti do when he could not lift Longhi up onto the ledge?
(a) He stayed with Longhi and tried to signal for help.
(b) He left Longhi and climbed up, promising to send rescue.
(c) He left Longhi, promising to return with the other two climbers on the mountain.
(d) He left Longhi and climbed down, promising to send rescue.

4. In what month did Toni Kurz and his party begin their climb up the North Face?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) September.

5. How did Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin climb up to the Exit Cracks?
(a) Up the Spider in avalanche conditions.
(b) Up the Spider, amidst rock and water falls.
(c) Up the rocks, bypassing the Spider.
(d) Through a traverse along the edge of the spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. Was the filmed climb of Lothar Brandler, Jörg Lehne, and Sigfried Löw up the North Face successful?

2. What relative of Nothdurft arrived in Grindelwald to await the rescue efforts?

3. What new technology did climbers on the ground think might be used to attempt to rescue Longhi?

4. Where do observers say that Corti and Longhi joined together with Nothdurft and Mayer?

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

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