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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 the main event in Chapter 1?
(a) The crushing of the Endurance by the ice pack
(b) The final push to the pole
(c) The sinking of the Endurance by a hurricane
(d) The death of Shackleton and the crew

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

3. How far away is Paulet Island from the Endurance?
(a) 97 miles
(b) 230 miles
(c) 350 miles
(d) 54 miles

4. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?
(a) Blackboro
(b) McNeish
(c) Edmund
(d) Vincent

5. How many boats do the men take with them on the sledges?
(a) Two
(b) None
(c) One
(d) Three

Short Answer Questions

1. Shackleton is which of the following?

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

3. For what are the dogs used?

4. How much meat does the crew collect by the end of April?

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

(see the answer key)

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