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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?
(a) Miserly
(b) Promising
(c) Average
(d) Abundant

2. What happens toward the end of November?
(a) Shackleton dies
(b) The Endurance sinks
(c) The crew stages a mutiny
(d) The dogs die

3. Shackleton's second voyage earns him what?
(a) $5,000
(b) His own ship
(c) Knighthood
(d) A castle

4. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?
(a) A banjo
(b) A drum
(c) A saxaphone
(d) A piano

5. What does Shackleton insist must be abandoned?
(a) The heavy cooking items
(b) The dogs
(c) The three boats
(d) Nonessential items

Short Answer Questions

1. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?

2. How much personal gear can each man take?

3. What do the men name the camp they create after trying the sledges for the first time?

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

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

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