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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) Ice
(b) Whales
(c) Seals
(d) Bears

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

3. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Buenos Aires
(c) Cape Town
(d) Boston

4. Who stows away on the ship in order to become a crew member?
(a) Hopper
(b) Blackboro
(c) Francis Drake
(d) Edmund Randolph

5. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?
(a) Prudhoe Bay
(b) Vahsel Bay
(c) Bay of Fundy
(d) Lake Superior

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurs in October 1915?

2. After the end of February, at what task does the ship's crew work?

3. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?

4. What do Shackleton and the crew realize about the ice?

5. How much meat does the crew collect by the end of April?

(see the answer key)

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