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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During January, how strong do the winds get?
(a) 70 miles per hour
(b) 20 miles per hour
(c) 50 miles per hour
(d) 114 miles per hour

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

3. What do the men do the first few days after abandoning ship?
(a) Sit in depression
(b) Scout for whales
(c) Transfer goods off the ship
(d) Build a shack

4. Whose dog team is the last to be killed?
(a) Leeds
(b) Blackboro
(c) Schwan
(d) Macklin

5. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?
(a) Promising
(b) Abundant
(c) Miserly
(d) Average

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the stomach of the leopard seal that is shot?

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

3. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?

4. What do Shackleton and the crew realize about the ice?

5. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?

(see the answer key)

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