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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) For the men to eat
(c) To conserve food
(d) They are ill

2. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?
(a) A piano
(b) A saxaphone
(c) A drum
(d) A banjo

3. The crew forms social organizations based on what?
(a) Seniority
(b) Age
(c) Tent groups
(d) Positions in the crew

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. Who shoots the first dog team to be killed?
(a) Wesley
(b) Leeds
(c) Wild
(d) Shackleton

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?

3. What happens toward the end of November?

4. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?

5. During January, how strong do the winds get?

(see the answer key)

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