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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) Average
(b) Promising
(c) Abundant
(d) Miserly

2. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?
(a) Fog
(b) Strong winds
(c) Sleet
(d) Ice

3. Why is one of the dog teams killed?
(a) For the men to eat
(b) To stop dog aggression
(c) To conserve food
(d) They are ill

4. Where did the men camp after abandoning the ship?
(a) A shack about two miles away
(b) In a stand of trees nearby
(c) A pressure ridge
(d) An ice floe

5. Who advises Shackleton at South Georgia Island?
(a) Hunters
(b) Inuits
(c) Dog sledders
(d) Whalers

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds of meat does the leopard seal provide?

2. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?

3. What are the men able to salvage?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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