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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurs in October 1915?
(a) Shackleton finally reaches the pole
(b) The Endurance begins to take on water
(c) Shackleton dies
(d) The men free the ship

2. Who works on the ship's three boats?
(a) Shackleton
(b) Blackboro
(c) Daniels
(d) McNeish

3. By April, how large is Patience Camp?
(a) 200 yards across
(b) 600 yards across
(c) Three miles across
(d) A mile in diameter

4. Shackleton and his men suffer from what?
(a) Influenza
(b) Trench foot
(c) Tropical fever
(d) Ringworm

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stows away on the ship in order to become a crew member?

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

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

4. Which boat is towed by another?

5. How many pounds of meat does the leopard seal provide?

(see the answer key)

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