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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the experience of the men in the boat?
(a) Safe
(b) Warm
(c) Wet
(d) Healthy

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

3. Which crew member refuses to work?
(a) Macon
(b) Blackboro
(c) Wesley
(d) Orde-Lees

4. What is ever present in the camps?
(a) Warmth
(b) Safety
(c) Boredom
(d) Excitement

5. What day do the men land again on South Georgia Island?
(a) February 15, 1912
(b) May 10, 1916
(c) August 21, 1916
(d) October 27, 1912

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shackleton insist must be abandoned?

2. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?

3. How many boats do the men travel in?

4. What is in the stomach of the leopard seal that is shot?

5. From where do the men get fresh water?

(see the answer key)

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