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

2. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?
(a) Buenos Aires
(b) Cape Town
(c) San Francisco
(d) Boston

3. What do the men find that occupies their time?
(a) A magazine
(b) A record player
(c) A barrel of whiskey
(d) A deck of cards

4. What do the men discover about the new camp?
(a) The ice is strong and permanent
(b) The ice floe is unstable
(c) There are many seals in the area
(d) It is not big enough for the sledges

5. Shackleton is which of the following?
(a) A ship builder
(b) A polar explorer
(c) A doctor
(d) A whaler

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens toward the end of November?

2. What do the men do the first few days after abandoning ship?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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