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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?
(a) Nina
(b) Corriene
(c) Endurance
(d) Dover

2. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?
(a) Robert F. Scott
(b) Francis Drake
(c) Christopher Columbus
(d) Edmund Hillary

3. The shortages of food mean that the men have trouble with what?
(a) Maintaining their body temperature
(b) Killing the dogs
(c) Seeing visions
(d) Traveling with the sledges

4. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?
(a) June 1
(b) Mid-January
(c) March 30
(d) Mid-August

5. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition
(a) Teddy Roosevelt
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Edmund Hillary
(d) Dudley Docker

Short Answer Questions

1. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?

2. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?

3. How much personal gear can each man take?

4. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?

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

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