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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?
(a) Phillip
(b) Vincent
(c) Andrew
(d) Edmund

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

4. How old is Shackleton at the start of the third voyage?
(a) 40
(b) 33
(c) 20
(d) 54

5. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?
(a) Infirm
(b) Erratic
(c) Reliable
(d) Cautious

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main event in Chapter 1?

2. What is the temperature in June?

3. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?

4. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition

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

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