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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Photographic equipment
(b) Paintings
(c) Boots
(d) Carved masks

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

3. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition
(a) Benjamin Franklin
(b) Dudley Docker
(c) Edmund Hillary
(d) Teddy Roosevelt

4. How old is Shackleton at the start of the third voyage?
(a) 20
(b) 40
(c) 54
(d) 33

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shackleton is which of the following?

2. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?

3. What are the men able to salvage?

4. What occurs in October 1915?

5. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?

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