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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. How far behind Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin were the Polish team who reached the summit the same day?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 14 hours.

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

3. How many climbers were in the first ascent to the top of the North Face?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. How many climbers were in the group including Hermann Buhl by the time they reached the summit in July 1952?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

5. On Buhl's 1952 climb, what blocked his progress at the Ramp?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Waterfalls.
(c) Ice.
(d) An avalanche.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer bivouac their first night on the mountain in 1952?

2. What do guides fear would happen if ropes and aids were removed from the lower part of the North Face?

3. Where did Harrer escape to?

4. How did the mountaineer who first climbed the Eiger write his account?

5. On July 31, 1962, how many parties reached the summit of the Eiger from the North Face?

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