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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?
(a) A drum
(b) A banjo
(c) A piano
(d) A saxaphone

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

3. Which word best describes the progress across the pack ice?
(a) Difficult
(b) Safe
(c) Exciting
(d) Quick

4. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?
(a) The stars
(b) The motion and direction of the ice
(c) Their oars
(d) The height of the waves

5. Who works on the ship's three boats?
(a) Shackleton
(b) Daniels
(c) Blackboro
(d) McNeish

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the first camp?

2. Mortgaging the expedition means what?

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

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

5. What is the temperature in June?

(see the answer key)

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