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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day do Shackleton and the five men depart?
(a) September 5
(b) June 16
(c) November 30
(d) April 24

2. What game do the men play in camp?
(a) Euchre
(b) Golf
(c) Bridge
(d) Uno

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

4. What confines the men to their tents for days at a time?
(a) Pressure ridges
(b) Bad weather
(c) Melting ice
(d) Illness

5. Clarence Island is how many miles north of Patience Camp
(a) 100
(b) 234
(c) 68
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men realize on their first morning on the island?

2. Most of the men suffer from what?

3. What is the camp on Elephant Island known as?

4. How many nautical miles do the men travel in the boats?

5. With what boat do the men attempt their escape?

(see the answer key)

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