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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?
(a) The motion and direction of the ice
(b) Their oars
(c) The stars
(d) The height of the waves

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

3. What is the main event in Chapter 1?
(a) The final push to the pole
(b) The sinking of the Endurance by a hurricane
(c) The crushing of the Endurance by the ice pack
(d) The death of Shackleton and the crew

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

5. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?
(a) Whales
(b) Ice
(c) Bears
(d) Seals

Short Answer Questions

1. Who advises Shackleton at South Georgia Island?

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

3. Mortgaging the expedition means what?

4. What word best describes the first camp?

5. The crew forms social organizations based on what?

(see the answer key)

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