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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?
(a) Vincent
(b) Andrew
(c) Edmund
(d) Phillip

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

3. Mortgaging the expedition means what?
(a) Agreeing to pay back the amount loaned or the ship could be repossessed
(b) Putting up the ship and supplies as collatoral
(c) Putting the expedition into debt by buying supplies
(d) Selling in advance the rights to whatever commercial exploitation the expedition might produce

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?

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

3. What does the crew do during the months they are trapped?

4. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?

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

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