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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shackleton move the food stores near his tent?
(a) To assert his leadership
(b) To prevent theft
(c) To protect it from bears
(d) To get first choice

2. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?
(a) Buenos Aires
(b) Cape Town
(c) Boston
(d) San Francisco

3. Why does Shackleton stop the men from retrieving the three seals that they kill?
(a) He wants to get them himself
(b) The ice is too dangerous where the seals are
(c) He doesn't want them eating seal meat
(d) A polar bear is not far away

4. What runs out, causing the men to look for combustible items?
(a) Seal meat
(b) Canvas
(c) Tobacco
(d) Water

5. For what are the dogs used?
(a) Sledding
(b) Meat
(c) Hunting seals
(d) Chasing away bears

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens toward the end of November?

2. How does Shackleton feel about relying on Worsley?

3. The famous Cape Horn Rollers can get how high?

4. How many nautical miles do the men travel in the boats?

5. What begins to build up around the Endurance that worries the men?

(see the answer key)

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