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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game do the men play in camp?
(a) Golf
(b) Bridge
(c) Euchre
(d) Uno

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

3. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?
(a) Edmund
(b) Vincent
(c) Blackboro
(d) McNeish

4. What does Shackleton acknowledge as the men try to make it across the pack ice?
(a) They need to use the dog sleds
(b) Progress by sledge is all but impossible
(c) He is dying of hypothermia
(d) They have to abondon most of their food to lighten the sledge

5. What do the men find that occupies their time?
(a) A magazine
(b) A barrel of whiskey
(c) A record player
(d) A deck of cards

Short Answer Questions

1. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?

2. How many boats do the men take with them on the sledges?

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

4. For what are the dogs used?

5. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?

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