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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the temperature in June?
(a) 32 degrees Fahrenheit
(b) -17 degrees Fahrenheit
(c) 0 degrees Fahrenheit
(d) 45 degrees Fahrenheit

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

3. Where did the men camp after abandoning the ship?
(a) In a stand of trees nearby
(b) A pressure ridge
(c) A shack about two miles away
(d) An ice floe

4. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Photographic equipment
(b) Paintings
(c) Carved masks
(d) Boots

5. How far away is Paulet Island from the Endurance?
(a) 350 miles
(b) 230 miles
(c) 97 miles
(d) 54 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?

2. How much personal gear can each man take?

3. Shackleton's second voyage got how close to the pole?

4. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?

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

(see the answer key)

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