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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) Safety
(b) Boredom
(c) Warmth
(d) Excitement

2. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Boots
(b) Photographic equipment
(c) Carved masks
(d) Paintings

3. How many pounds of meat does the leopard seal provide?
(a) 5000 pounds
(b) 100 pounds
(c) 500 pounds
(d) 1000 pounds

4. Which boat is left behind when the men try sledging?
(a) Stancomb Wills
(b) John Wesley
(c) James Caird
(d) Dudley Docker

5. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?
(a) June 1
(b) March 30
(c) Mid-January
(d) Mid-August

Short Answer Questions

1. How far are the men from Paulet Island?

2. What does Shackleton acknowledge as the men try to make it across the pack ice?

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

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

5. How far did the men go with the sledges, of the 200 that they needed to do?

(see the answer key)

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