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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men able to salvage?
(a) Three boats
(b) A cannon
(c) Sixteen chickens
(d) Rain buckets

2. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?
(a) Corriene
(b) Endurance
(c) Nina
(d) Dover

3. What occurs in October 1915?
(a) Shackleton finally reaches the pole
(b) Shackleton dies
(c) The men free the ship
(d) The Endurance begins to take on water

4. Who works on the ship's three boats?
(a) Blackboro
(b) Daniels
(c) McNeish
(d) Shackleton

5. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?
(a) Sleet
(b) Fog
(c) Strong winds
(d) Ice

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?

2. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?

3. What confines the men to their tents for days at a time?

4. The shortages of food mean that the men have trouble with what?

5. What happens on April 9?

(see the answer key)

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