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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day do the men land again on South Georgia Island?
(a) August 21, 1916
(b) May 10, 1916
(c) October 27, 1912
(d) February 15, 1912

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

3. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Carved masks
(b) Paintings
(c) Boots
(d) Photographic equipment

4. What resumes as the light returns?
(a) Dances
(b) Chicken roasts
(c) Seal hunting
(d) Thickening ice

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does the boat travel in the first six days?

2. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?

3. How long had it been since the men had sailed away from South Georgia Island on their way to the pole?

4. Which boat is towed by another?

5. How far away is Paulet Island from the Endurance?

(see the answer key)

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