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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads Vincent and McCarthy on the second watch?
(a) Crean
(b) Worsley
(c) Shackleton
(d) McNeish

2. As the men attempt to move with the sledges, who refuses to go on until Shackleton intervenes?
(a) Dudley
(b) McNeish
(c) Vincent
(d) Blackboro

3. What word best describes the experience of the men in the boat?
(a) Healthy
(b) Safe
(c) Warm
(d) Wet

4. Which boat is the most manageable?
(a) Stancomb Wills
(b) James Caird
(c) Willard Leeds
(d) Dudley Docker

5. Why is one of the dog teams killed?
(a) To conserve food
(b) They are ill
(c) For the men to eat
(d) To stop dog aggression

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?

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

3. What is the seal blubber used for?

4. By late August, how do the men feel about their chance of rescue?

5. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?

(see the answer key)

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