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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the end of February, at what task does the ship's crew work?
(a) Gathering firewood
(b) Burying the dead
(c) Trying to free the ship from the ice
(d) Reinforcing the ship's walls

2. The men come to realize that what will determine their fate?
(a) God
(b) External elements
(c) Their own determination
(d) Shackleton

3. What confines the men to their tents for days at a time?
(a) Melting ice
(b) Bad weather
(c) Illness
(d) Pressure ridges

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

5. What happens toward the end of November?
(a) Shackleton dies
(b) The Endurance sinks
(c) The crew stages a mutiny
(d) The dogs die

Short Answer Questions

1. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?

2. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?

3. Who shoots the first dog team to be killed?

4. What word best describes the first camp?

5. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?

(see the answer key)

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