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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?
(a) Edmund Hillary
(b) Christopher Columbus
(c) Francis Drake
(d) Robert F. Scott

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

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

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

5. How much personal gear can each man take?
(a) Two pounds
(b) Fifteen pounds
(c) Ten pounds
(d) Seven pounds

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men discover about the new camp?

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

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

4. What do the men find that occupies their time?

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

(see the answer key)

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