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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?
(a) The motion and direction of the ice
(b) Their oars
(c) The height of the waves
(d) The stars

2. What happens on April 9?
(a) The Patience Camp ice floe lands on Paulet Island
(b) The men mutiny and kill Shackleton
(c) The last of the dogs is eaten and the first man dies of starvation
(d) The Patience Camp ice floe cracks and the men launch the boats

3. What happens to Blackboro?
(a) He dies of starvation
(b) He falls overboard
(c) His feet freeze
(d) Another man kills him

4. Who stows away on the ship in order to become a crew member?
(a) Edmund Randolph
(b) Blackboro
(c) Francis Drake
(d) Hopper

5. Who is the first person on shore?
(a) Leeds
(b) Wesley
(c) Blackboro
(d) Shackleton

Short Answer Questions

1. Mortgaging the expedition means what?

2. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition

3. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?

4. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?

5. What is the main event in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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