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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ever present in the camps?
(a) Boredom
(b) Safety
(c) Warmth
(d) Excitement

2. What is the second camp called?
(a) Frozen Ice Camp
(b) Eternity Camp
(c) Mark Time Camp
(d) Waiting Camp

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

4. What is in the stomach of the leopard seal that is shot?
(a) A squid
(b) 50 undigested fish
(c) A man's hand
(d) A fishing line

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is one of the dog teams killed?

2. Who stows away on the ship in order to become a crew member?

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

4. What game do the men play in camp?

5. What is the third boat named, which is recovered from Ocean Camp?

(see the answer key)

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