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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Shackleton and the crew realize about the ice?
(a) It will go away the following spring
(b) They'll have to walk across it to the pole
(c) The Endurance can break through all but the thickest ice
(d) It is more or less permanent

3. What does Shackleton insist must be abandoned?
(a) The heavy cooking items
(b) The three boats
(c) The dogs
(d) Nonessential items

4. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?
(a) Abundant
(b) Average
(c) Promising
(d) Miserly

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?

2. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?

3. What happens toward the end of November?

4. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?

5. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?

(see the answer key)

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