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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 long was Paul Etter and Martin Epp's ascent up the North Face?
(a) A day and a half.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three days.
(d) 13 hours.

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

3. What happened to Söhnel and Moosmüller on their attempt to climb the North Face in 1956?
(a) They were injured by falling rocks.
(b) They were knocked off the mountain.
(c) They became ill and had to descend.
(d) They were trapped in an avalanche.

4. Whose climb up the North Face was reclassified as a success between the original publication of the book and the addition of the appended section?
(a) Vaucher and Attinger.
(b) Corti and Longhi.
(c) Etter and Henkel.
(d) Gonda and Wyss.

5. In 1957, what traces of Nothdurft and Mayer did search parties find?
(a) Indications that they had made the summit but been unable to descend.
(b) None.
(c) Indications that they had gotten lost on the way to the summit.
(d) Mayer's body but not Nothdurft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new technology did climbers on the ground think might be used to attempt to rescue Longhi?

2. What nationality were Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer?

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

4. What date did Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer arrive at the North Face?

5. How many bivouacs did Spanish climbers Albert Rabada and Ernesto Navarra make before reaching the Spider?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Harrer offer in the later appended chapters about his treatment of Corti's story and the facts about Nothdurft's death?

2. Why does Harrer call the climb by Radovan KuchaÅ™ and Zdeno Zibrin cautious?

3. What was the weather like during Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer's first night on the mountain in 1952?

4. Describe the ascent of Blach and Wallenkamp up the North Face in 1952.

5. 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?

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

7. What happened to Erich Vanis, Hans Ratay, and Karl Lugmayer on the Ice Bulge?

8. What is the controversy about the photograph of the German climbers on the mountain?

9. At the end of the chapter "The International Rescue Team," what does Harrer suggest might happen in the future regarding Nothdurft and Mayer?

10. Describe the attempt to climb the North Face by Brian Nally and Barry Brewster in 1962.

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