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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?
(a) Vahsel Bay
(b) Bay of Fundy
(c) Lake Superior
(d) Prudhoe Bay

3. How far are the men from Paulet Island?
(a) 100 miles
(b) 350 miles
(c) 500 miles
(d) 10 miles

4. Which boat is left behind when the men try sledging?
(a) Dudley Docker
(b) John Wesley
(c) Stancomb Wills
(d) James Caird

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew do during the months they are trapped?

2. The crew forms social organizations based on what?

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

4. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?

5. Where do the men spend the first night?

(see the answer key)

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