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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?
(a) Vincent
(b) Phillip
(c) Edmund
(d) Andrew

2. What do the men wrap around the hut to keep it warmer?
(a) Canvas
(b) Ice
(c) Seal hides
(d) Leather

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

4. What do the men see when the fog lifts?
(a) A glacier
(b) Land
(c) A whale
(d) A large ice floe

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men need to do almost constantly in the boat?

2. How far did the men go with the sledges, of the 200 that they needed to do?

3. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?

4. What is ever present in the camps?

5. What do the men name the camp they create after trying the sledges for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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