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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspect of climbing does Harrer want to focus on in his book?
(a) The nature conserevation side of climbing.
(b) The technical side of climbing.
(c) The heroic side of climbing.
(d) The human side of climbing.

3. When was the Northeast Face of the Eiger first climbed?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1922.

4. How tall was the icy gully that Buhl climbed the day after climbing the Spider?
(a) 90 feet.
(b) 30 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 70 feet.

5. What two occupations does Kurt Maix have?
(a) Natualist and biographer.
(b) Mountaineer and biographer.
(c) Journalist and naturalist.
(d) Journalist and mountaineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fritz crave and lack, after climbing the Spider?

2. How many day's'provisions did the first climbers to attempt the North Face bring?

3. In the third successful climb up the North Face, what nationality were Jermann's guides?

4. Why did Fraissl and Brankowski turn back?

5. Why does Harrer write about the North Face of the Eiger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author's position on the psychology of seeking danger?

2. What were Otto and Sepp Maag doing when they first encountered Buhl and Jöchler in July 1952?

3. What research did Harrer do for his book?

4. What knowledge did Sedlmayer and Mehringer have and lack when they attempted to climb the North Face?

5. When Australian and Swiss teams both climbed the North Face at approximately the same time, how far apart did they reach the summit?

6. Describe the White Spider.

7. Describe the first climb up the Eiger.

8. What did Rebitsch and Vörg do, after a harrowing climb on the mountain, when they learned that Gollackner had died on the mountain?

9. How does Harrer portray the climbers' relations with the newspapermen?

10. Describe the reaction to Harrer telling a doctor in Lhasa that he was among the first party to climb the North Face.

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