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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how long are the boats?
(a) Six feet
(b) Twelve feet
(c) Forty feet
(d) Twenty-two feet

2. What do the men lack in the boats that causes problems?
(a) Boots
(b) Water
(c) Clothing
(d) Oars

3. As the men attempt to move with the sledges, who refuses to go on until Shackleton intervenes?
(a) McNeish
(b) Blackboro
(c) Dudley
(d) Vincent

4. Where is a known cache of food and supplies?
(a) Paulet Island
(b) Danger Island
(c) Francis Bay
(d) North Georgia Island

5. For what are the dogs used?
(a) Meat
(b) Sledding
(c) Chasing away bears
(d) Hunting seals

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the experience of the men in the boat?

2. How many boats do the men take with them on the sledges?

3. What resumes as the light returns?

4. Shackleton and his men suffer from what?

5. What day do the men land again on South Georgia Island?

(see the answer key)

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