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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 successfully climbed the North Face in 1962?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Forty-four.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

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

3. What did Derungs and Albrecht use instead of a bivouac bag on their ascent up the North Face?
(a) A wool blanket.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An overcoat.
(d) A tablecloth.

4. What caused Boulaz, Attinger, Vaucher, and Darbellay to turn back?
(a) Boulaz was injured.
(b) A lost pack of equipment and supplies.
(c) Attinger was il.
(d) Bad weather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Paul Etter and Martin Epp's ascent up the North Face?

2. What nationality were Helmuth Drachsler and Walter Gstrein?

3. How did Mayr climb from the First Ice Field to the Second Ice Field?

4. What happened to the party of three climbers in 1958 who climbed to the Flatiron before one was injured by a stone?

5. According to Corti's report, what happened to him at the Spider?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Albert Rabada and Ernesto Navarra's bodies recovered?

2. What happened when Derungs and Albrecht threw their extra equipment over the edge of the mountain after their last bivouac?

3. What contradictions are there in Corti's accounts of Nothdurft during the climb?

4. Describe Erich Friedli, Jr. and Arnold Heinen's climb in 1963.

5. Describe the climb of the first women to attempt the North Face.

6. What were Nothdurft and Mayers' families reactions to the tragedy?

7. After bivouacking above the Spider, how did Helmuth Drachsler and Walter Gstrein reach the summit?

8. What made the Difficult Crack and the Hinterstoisser Traverse easier to climb for Mayr than for early climbers?

9. What is Harrer's opinion about Corti's story that the two other climbers went on to send back help, leaving Corti behind after he was injured?

10. What happened in the attempts to climb the North Face in 1953?

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