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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the boats, the men suffer from what?
(a) Mange
(b) Food poisoning
(c) Low winds
(d) Freezing temperatures

2. By April, how large is Patience Camp?
(a) 600 yards across
(b) 200 yards across
(c) Three miles across
(d) A mile in diameter

3. After the end of February, at what task does the ship's crew work?
(a) Reinforcing the ship's walls
(b) Burying the dead
(c) Gathering firewood
(d) Trying to free the ship from the ice

4. Most of the men suffer from what?
(a) Frostbite
(b) Scurvy
(c) Seal poisoning
(d) Influenza

5. By April, what surrounds Patience Camp?
(a) Leopard seals
(b) Leads of open water
(c) Pressure ridges
(d) Islets of land

Short Answer Questions

1. The famous Cape Horn Rollers can get how high?

2. How old is Shackleton at the start of the third voyage?

3. Which boat is towed by another?

4. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?

5. What do the men find that occupies their time?

(see the answer key)

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