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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shackleton acknowledge as the men try to make it across the pack ice?
(a) Progress by sledge is all but impossible
(b) He is dying of hypothermia
(c) They need to use the dog sleds
(d) They have to abondon most of their food to lighten the sledge

2. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?
(a) Bay of Fundy
(b) Vahsel Bay
(c) Lake Superior
(d) Prudhoe Bay

3. The men are sailing west, but in what direction do they find themselves going?
(a) North
(b) Northwest
(c) East
(d) South

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

5. How much meat does the crew collect by the end of April?
(a) Two and a half tons
(b) None
(c) Five tons
(d) One ton

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blackboro lose?

2. What is the main event in Chapter 1?

3. Rations consist of what meat?

4. What camp is located almost back to Ocean Camp?

5. Which man is chosen to accompany Shackleton because of his navigation and small-boat abilities?

(see the answer key)

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