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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shackleton's second voyage earns him what?
(a) A castle
(b) His own ship
(c) Knighthood
(d) $5,000

2. What do Shackleton and the crew realize about the ice?
(a) The Endurance can break through all but the thickest ice
(b) It will go away the following spring
(c) They'll have to walk across it to the pole
(d) It is more or less permanent

3. Before Shackleton renamed her Endurance, what was his ship known as?
(a) Belfast
(b) Santa Maria
(c) Polaris
(d) Argonaut

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition

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

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

5. What is the main event in Chapter 1?

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