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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men discover about the new camp?
(a) The ice is strong and permanent
(b) There are many seals in the area
(c) It is not big enough for the sledges
(d) The ice floe is unstable

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

3. The crew forms social organizations based on what?
(a) Seniority
(b) Age
(c) Positions in the crew
(d) Tent groups

4. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?
(a) Whales
(b) Bears
(c) Seals
(d) Ice

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men find that occupies their time?

2. Where did the men camp after abandoning the ship?

3. What does Shackleton acknowledge as the men try to make it across the pack ice?

4. Where is a known cache of food and supplies?

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

(see the answer key)

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