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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the end of February, at what task does the ship's crew work?
(a) Reinforcing the ship's walls
(b) Trying to free the ship from the ice
(c) Gathering firewood
(d) Burying the dead

2. Which word best describes the progress across the pack ice?
(a) Difficult
(b) Exciting
(c) Quick
(d) Safe

3. How far away is Paulet Island from the Endurance?
(a) 350 miles
(b) 230 miles
(c) 54 miles
(d) 97 miles

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Shackleton decide to try the sledges again?

2. How far are the men from Paulet Island?

3. What are the men able to salvage?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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