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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the stomach of the leopard seal that is shot?
(a) A fishing line
(b) A squid
(c) A man's hand
(d) 50 undigested fish

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

3. How many boats do the men take with them on the sledges?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) Three

4. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?
(a) Erratic
(b) Cautious
(c) Infirm
(d) Reliable

5. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?
(a) Substantive movement by sledge is simply impossible
(b) The ice floe they are on is shrinking
(c) They will need to leave the dogs behind
(d) They are only five miles from Paulet Island

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose dog team is the last to be killed?

2. How far did the men go with the sledges, of the 200 that they needed to do?

3. Who advises Shackleton at South Georgia Island?

4. What happens toward the end of November?

5. Which word best describes the progress across the pack ice?

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