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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the experience of the men in the boat?
(a) Healthy
(b) Safe
(c) Wet
(d) Warm

2. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?
(a) A piano
(b) A saxaphone
(c) A drum
(d) A banjo

3. Where do the men spend the first night?
(a) On an ice floe
(b) On a small piece of land
(c) On a pressure ridge
(d) In the boats

4. How much personal gear can each man take?
(a) Ten pounds
(b) Fifteen pounds
(c) Two pounds
(d) Seven pounds

5. Who suffers a heart attack?
(a) Orde-Lees
(b) Rickenson
(c) Leeds
(d) Shackleton

Short Answer Questions

1. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?

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

3. Who works on the ship's three boats?

4. About how wide are the boats?

5. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?

(see the answer key)

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