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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 did the press call the North Face?
(a) Unbesteigbar.
(b) Todesberg.
(c) Mordwand.
(d) Todesgesicht.

2. How far did the first party to attempt to climb the North Face go on their first day?
(a) 1,300 feet.
(b) 2,600 feet.
(c) 1,900 feet.
(d) 3,100 feet.

3. What nationality was the second team to successfully climb the North Face?
(a) Swiss.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) German.

4. What did Rebisch and Vörg do to make a place to spend the night on the mountain?
(a) They made camp with their tents.
(b) They made a makeshift hut.
(c) They made a shelter of rocks.
(d) They cut seats in the ice.

5. Where did Boulaz, Attinger, Vaucher, and Darbellay bivouac on their second night?
(a) At the Swallow's Nest.
(b) Near the Ice Hose.
(c) Near the Ramp.
(d) At the Mittellegi Hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first attempt to climb the North Face?

2. Where did Allmen call to Toni Kurz and his party from?

3. Where did Harrer and Kasparek camp after their first day climbing the North Face?

4. How did Reiss describe the thunderstorm that was going on when he reached the summit?

5. When did Pierre Julien and Maurice Coutin climb the North Face?

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