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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?
(a) Dover
(b) Nina
(c) Endurance
(d) Corriene

2. The men come to realize that what will determine their fate?
(a) God
(b) External elements
(c) Shackleton
(d) Their own determination

3. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?
(a) A tide rip
(b) A pressure ridge
(c) A leopard seal
(d) A whale

4. Who works on the ship's three boats?
(a) Shackleton
(b) McNeish
(c) Daniels
(d) Blackboro

5. Why does Shackleton stop the men from retrieving the three seals that they kill?
(a) He wants to get them himself
(b) He doesn't want them eating seal meat
(c) A polar bear is not far away
(d) The ice is too dangerous where the seals are

Short Answer Questions

1. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?

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

3. Why is one of the dog teams killed?

4. How much personal gear can each man take?

5. Where do the men finally land with the boats?

(see the answer key)

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