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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the men name the camp they create after trying the sledges for the first time?
(a) Misery Camp
(b) Ocean Camp
(c) Endurance Camp
(d) Death Camp

3. Shackleton's second voyage got how close to the pole?
(a) 56 miles
(b) 97 miles
(c) 500 miles
(d) 2 miles

4. What occurs in October 1915?
(a) The men free the ship
(b) Shackleton finally reaches the pole
(c) Shackleton dies
(d) The Endurance begins to take on water

5. What is the main event in Chapter 1?
(a) The sinking of the Endurance by a hurricane
(b) The final push to the pole
(c) The crushing of the Endurance by the ice pack
(d) The death of Shackleton and the crew

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens toward the end of November?

2. Who shoots the first dog team to be killed?

3. The crew forms social organizations based on what?

4. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?

5. In the boats, the men suffer from what?

(see the answer key)

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