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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the first camp?
(a) Exciting
(b) Miserable
(c) Old
(d) Warm

2. Which boat is left behind when the men try sledging?
(a) Dudley Docker
(b) Stancomb Wills
(c) John Wesley
(d) James Caird

3. Which man is chosen to accompany Shackleton because of his navigation and small-boat abilities?
(a) Worlsey
(b) Dudley
(c) Wild
(d) Blackboro

4. Where do the men finally land with the boats?
(a) Elephant Island
(b) Danger Islet
(c) Maccos Island
(d) Paulet Island

5. Who suffers a heart attack?
(a) Orde-Lees
(b) Shackleton
(c) Leeds
(d) Rickenson

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the conditions in the hut?

2. Where did the men camp after abandoning the ship?

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

4. What do the men use as a base for their crude hut?

5. Why is one of the dog teams killed?

(see the answer key)

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