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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?
(a) Nina
(b) Corriene
(c) Dover
(d) Endurance

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

3. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?
(a) March 30
(b) Mid-January
(c) Mid-August
(d) June 1

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Mortgaging the expedition means what?

5. Shackleton is which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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