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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes clashes in the camp?
(a) The progress the men make with the sledges
(b) The lack of food
(c) Whether to stay on the ice floe or not
(d) The various personalities

2. How many men go with Shackleton on the escape attempt?
(a) 11
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 5

3. What do the men discover about the new camp?
(a) There are many seals in the area
(b) It is not big enough for the sledges
(c) The ice is strong and permanent
(d) The ice floe is unstable

4. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?
(a) A pressure ridge
(b) A leopard seal
(c) A whale
(d) A tide rip

5. What do the men see when the fog lifts?
(a) A large ice floe
(b) Land
(c) A glacier
(d) A whale

Short Answer Questions

1. How far do the men have to row to get to the island?

2. Which word best describes the progress across the pack ice?

3. For what are the dogs used?

4. How many boats do the men travel in?

5. With what boat do the men attempt their escape?

(see the answer key)

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