View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?
(a) The height of the waves
(b) The motion and direction of the ice
(c) The stars
(d) Their oars

2. How far did the men go with the sledges, of the 200 that they needed to do?
(a) One mile
(b) Twenty-five miles
(c) Nine miles
(d) One hundred miles

3. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?
(a) Erratic
(b) Reliable
(c) Infirm
(d) Cautious

4. Clarence Island is how many miles north of Patience Camp
(a) 68
(b) 100
(c) 5
(d) 234

5. What camp is located almost back to Ocean Camp?
(a) Patience Camp
(b) Eternity Camp
(c) Waiting Camp
(d) Seal Camp

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose dog team is the last to be killed?

2. After the end of February, at what task does the ship's crew work?

3. What is the temperature in June?

4. Shackleton's second voyage earns him what?

5. How far are the men from Paulet Island?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 179 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample