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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 first camp?
(a) Warm
(b) Exciting
(c) Miserable
(d) Old

2. Which boat is left behind when the men try sledging?
(a) James Caird
(b) Dudley Docker
(c) Stancomb Wills
(d) John Wesley

3. How does Shackleton feel about relying on Worsley?
(a) Uncertain
(b) Relieved
(c) Glad
(d) Dismayed

4. The men are sailing west, but in what direction do they find themselves going?
(a) South
(b) Northwest
(c) East
(d) North

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is a known cache of food and supplies?

3. What does Shackleton insist must be abandoned?

4. Who leads Vincent and McCarthy on the second watch?

5. Where do the men spend the first night?

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