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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes clashes in the camp?
(a) The progress the men make with the sledges
(b) Whether to stay on the ice floe or not
(c) The various personalities
(d) The lack of food

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

3. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?
(a) Cautious
(b) Erratic
(c) Infirm
(d) Reliable

4. What is the temperature in June?
(a) 32 degrees Fahrenheit
(b) -17 degrees Fahrenheit
(c) 0 degrees Fahrenheit
(d) 45 degrees Fahrenheit

5. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?
(a) Substantive movement by sledge is simply impossible
(b) The ice floe they are on is shrinking
(c) They are only five miles from Paulet Island
(d) They will need to leave the dogs behind

Short Answer Questions

1. Who works on the ship's three boats?

2. What do the men do the first few days after abandoning ship?

3. For what are the dogs used?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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