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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?
(a) Bay of Fundy
(b) Vahsel Bay
(c) Lake Superior
(d) Prudhoe Bay

2. When does Shackleton decide to try the sledges again?
(a) March
(b) December
(c) August
(d) June

3. How much personal gear can each man take?
(a) Seven pounds
(b) Two pounds
(c) Ten pounds
(d) Fifteen pounds

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) They have to abondon most of their food to lighten the sledge
(c) He is dying of hypothermia
(d) Progress by sledge is all but impossible

5. How far are the men from Paulet Island?
(a) 350 miles
(b) 10 miles
(c) 100 miles
(d) 500 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?

2. Shackleton's second voyage got how close to the pole?

3. What happens toward the end of November?

4. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?

5. What does McNeish do to the three boats?

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