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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which destination does Shackleton decide to try to reach?
(a) Paulett Island
(b) Danger Island
(c) Wild Island
(d) South Georgia Island

3. Clarence Island is how many miles north of Patience Camp
(a) 68
(b) 5
(c) 100
(d) 234

4. The men are sailing west, but in what direction do they find themselves going?
(a) East
(b) Northwest
(c) South
(d) North

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men spend their time in the boat?

2. What happens to Blackboro?

3. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?

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

5. Shackleton's second voyage got how close to the pole?

(see the answer key)

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