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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Shackleton is which of the following?
(a) A whaler
(b) A polar explorer
(c) A ship builder
(d) A doctor

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What occurs in October 1915?

4. Shackleton's second voyage earns him what?

5. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?

(see the answer key)

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