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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the crew do during the months they are trapped?
(a) Work on routine tasks
(b) Carve wooden swords
(c) Hold dances
(d) Swim in the ocean

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Shackleton at the start of the third voyage?

2. Shackleton's second voyage earns him what?

3. What is the temperature in June?

4. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?

5. Who advises Shackleton at South Georgia Island?

(see the answer key)

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