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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?
(a) Abundant
(b) Average
(c) Promising
(d) Miserly

2. By April, what surrounds Patience Camp?
(a) Islets of land
(b) Leopard seals
(c) Leads of open water
(d) Pressure ridges

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

4. What word best describes the first camp?
(a) Old
(b) Exciting
(c) Miserable
(d) Warm

5. Why does Shackleton move the food stores near his tent?
(a) To assert his leadership
(b) To get first choice
(c) To protect it from bears
(d) To prevent theft

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boat is left behind when the men try sledging?

2. What are the men able to salvage?

3. Toward the end of March, what land is sighted?

4. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?

5. What resumes as the light returns?

(see the answer key)

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