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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of March, what land is sighted?
(a) Danger Islets
(b) Paulet Island
(c) Patience Islets
(d) Weddell Island

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

3. What is the third boat named, which is recovered from Ocean Camp?
(a) The Red Vessel
(b) Dancing Sailor
(c) Dogfight Boat
(d) Stancomb Wills

4. What do the men discover about the new camp?
(a) The ice floe is unstable
(b) It is not big enough for the sledges
(c) The ice is strong and permanent
(d) There are many seals in the area

5. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?
(a) Vincent
(b) Edmund
(c) McNeish
(d) Blackboro

Short Answer Questions

1. How far do Shackleton and the men have to travel in the boat to reach their chosen destination for rescue?

2. What does Shackleton decide to do once the new camp is established?

3. What word best describes the conditions in the hut?

4. Why is one of the dog teams killed?

5. Where do the men spend the first night?

(see the answer key)

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