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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Karl Blach take Huber's place?
(a) Huber was feeling ill.
(b) Huber was injured in an avalanche.
(c) Huber was injured by a rock.
(d) Huber twisted his ankle.

2. Was Nothdurft's diary found?
(a) Yes, but it contained no entries.
(b) No, only a few unhelpful pages.
(c) No, no trace of it was found.
(d) Yes, but the entries were eroded.

3. What did the friend Nothdurft and Mayer visited before leaving think of Nothdurft's behavior on the mountain?
(a) Nothdurft's behavior seemed normal.
(b) Nothdurft's behavior seemed inexplicable.
(c) Nothdurft's behavior seemed only slightly out of character.
(d) Nothdurft's behavior seemed explicable, considering what Nothdurft told the friend before leaving.

4. How many parties successfully climbed the North Face in 1952?
(a) Three
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

5. Who did Nothdurft and Mayer visit before their climb, after they left the inn?
(a) Kurt Diemberger.
(b) Max Eiselin.
(c) Heinrich Harrer.
(d) Wolfgang Stefan.

6. What relative of Nothdurft arrived in Grindelwald to await the rescue efforts?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

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

8. What did Edmund Geer and Wolfang Görter do while Derungs and Albrecht were climbing the North Face?
(a) They descended the North Face from the summit.
(b) They filmed the climb.
(c) They followed behind the young climbers.
(d) They published articles about the climb.

9. How did Longhi and Corti's climb up the North Face begin?
(a) They got caught in a snowstorm.
(b) They got on the wrong route.
(c) They forgot Corti's food and had to return.
(d) Longhi's rope broke, and they had to return.

10. What profession were Adolf Derungs and Lukas Albrecht, who made the 16th successful ascent up the North Face?
(a) Bricklayers.
(b) Ski instructors.
(c) Carpenters.
(d) Bank tellers.

11. How many women were in the team who attempted to climb the North Face in July, 1962?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

12. How did Helmuth Drachsler and Walter Gstrein climb past the Spider?
(a) Up a wall to the left.
(b) Up the center of the Spider.
(c) Up a wall to the right.
(d) They didn't.

13. What happened to the party of three climbers in 1958 who climbed to the Flatiron before one was injured by a stone?
(a) They descended the mountain, but one died in a fall.
(b) They climbed down to the Gallery Window the next day.
(c) They were taken off the mountain by rescuers.
(d) They were stranded on the mountain and died.

14. What did Longhi reportedly shout to rescuers?
(a) That he knew Corti would send help.
(b) That he thought Corti was dead.
(c) That he didn't know what happened to Corti.
(d) That he wanted to apologize to Corti.

15. What did Tonella think of Corti's description of what happened?
(a) He thought Corti was truthful and accurate.
(b) He thought Corti was confused but mostly accurate.
(c) He thought Corti was truthful, but left some things out.
(d) He thought Corti was untruthful.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fritz von Almen's warning to Mayr, when would crossing the Third Ice Field be dangerous?

2. What did Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin lose on the Second Ice Field?

3. Where did Boulaz, Attinger, Vaucher, and Darbellay bivouac on their second night?

4. What does Harrer suggest happened on the climb?

5. What site was Alfred Hellepart lowered down to for the rescue attempt?

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