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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men name the camp they create after trying the sledges for the first time?
(a) Death Camp
(b) Endurance Camp
(c) Misery Camp
(d) Ocean Camp

2. How much meat does the crew collect by the end of April?
(a) One ton
(b) None
(c) Two and a half tons
(d) Five tons

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

4. What do the men do the first few days after abandoning ship?
(a) Transfer goods off the ship
(b) Build a shack
(c) Sit in depression
(d) Scout for whales

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?

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

3. What does Shackleton insist must be abandoned?

4. What game do the men play in camp?

5. What occurs in October 1915?

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