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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is one of the dog teams killed?
(a) To stop dog aggression
(b) They are ill
(c) For the men to eat
(d) To conserve food

2. How much meat does the crew collect by the end of April?
(a) One ton
(b) Two and a half tons
(c) None
(d) Five tons

3. What game do the men play in camp?
(a) Uno
(b) Golf
(c) Euchre
(d) Bridge

4. As the men attempt to move with the sledges, who refuses to go on until Shackleton intervenes?
(a) McNeish
(b) Dudley
(c) Vincent
(d) Blackboro

5. How much personal gear can each man take?
(a) Seven pounds
(b) Ten pounds
(c) Two pounds
(d) Fifteen pounds

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?

3. How many pounds of meat does the leopard seal provide?

4. Toward the end of March, what land is sighted?

5. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?

(see the answer key)

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