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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Man, the Deciding Factor, Route Guide to the North Face, and Attempts and Successes on the North Face.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the height of the North Face given in the Route Guide?
(a) 5,200 feet.
(b) 7,400 feet.
(c) 5,900 feet.
(d) 6,600 feet.

2. Why does Harrer write about the North Face of the Eiger?
(a) It is the hardest to climb.
(b) It was the first side climbed.
(c) It is the only climbable face.
(d) It is the side that he chose to climb.

3. What did Bonatti say about why he turned back, ending his climb attempt?
(a) Bonatti said he would try again the following year.
(b) Bonatti said the mountain had gotten the better of him.
(c) Bonatti said the weather wasn't right for the climb.
(d) Bonatti said the climb wasn't worth risking his life.

4. What problem did Heckmair have during the night?
(a) His hands began to freeze.
(b) His stomach was upset.
(c) His rope sling began to slip.
(d) Rocks slid down and hit his arm.

5. What does Harrer recommend to climbers for protection from rocks?
(a) Protective climbing suits.
(b) Sheets of protective metal.
(c) Quick wits.
(d) Plastic crash helmets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other climbers were in the party, along with the first woman to successfully climb the North Face?

2. When do Rebitsch and Vörg finally attempt their climb?

3. What year did Harrer escape from the prison camp?

4. Where did the French party join up with Buhl and his group on the 1952 climb?

5. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?

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