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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shackleton is which of the following?
(a) A whaler
(b) A polar explorer
(c) A doctor
(d) A ship builder

2. What resumes as the light returns?
(a) Chicken roasts
(b) Dances
(c) Seal hunting
(d) Thickening ice

3. Before Shackleton renamed her Endurance, what was his ship known as?
(a) Argonaut
(b) Polaris
(c) Belfast
(d) Santa Maria

4. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?
(a) A drum
(b) A banjo
(c) A piano
(d) A saxaphone

5. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?
(a) South Georgia Island
(b) Cape Town
(c) Halifax
(d) Cuba

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the first camp?

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

3. Who works on the ship's three boats?

4. What causes clashes in the camp?

5. What game do the men play in camp?

(see the answer key)

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