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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stows away on the ship in order to become a crew member?
(a) Blackboro
(b) Hopper
(c) Edmund Randolph
(d) Francis Drake

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

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

4. Mortgaging the expedition means what?
(a) Selling in advance the rights to whatever commercial exploitation the expedition might produce
(b) Putting the expedition into debt by buying supplies
(c) Agreeing to pay back the amount loaned or the ship could be repossessed
(d) Putting up the ship and supplies as collatoral

5. For what are the dogs used?
(a) Sledding
(b) Chasing away bears
(c) Hunting seals
(d) Meat

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did individuals want to be a part of Shackleton's expedition?

2. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?

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

4. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?

5. What word best describes the first camp?

(see the answer key)

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