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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main event in Chapter 1?
(a) The crushing of the Endurance by the ice pack
(b) The death of Shackleton and the crew
(c) The sinking of the Endurance by a hurricane
(d) The final push to the pole

2. What begins to build up around the Endurance that worries the men?
(a) Pressure ridges
(b) Graves
(c) Seal bones
(d) Snow banks

3. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?
(a) Ice
(b) Sleet
(c) Fog
(d) Strong winds

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

5. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?
(a) Average
(b) Abundant
(c) Promising
(d) Miserly

Short Answer Questions

1. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?

2. Why did individuals want to be a part of Shackleton's expedition?

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

4. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?

5. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition

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