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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do the men decide that the normal watches will be?
(a) Eight hours
(b) Twelve hours
(c) Four hours
(d) One hour

2. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition
(a) Edmund Hillary
(b) Teddy Roosevelt
(c) Dudley Docker
(d) Benjamin Franklin

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

4. What exception does Shackleton make to the two-pound personal gear rule?
(a) A drum
(b) A saxaphone
(c) A banjo
(d) A piano

5. What is the seal blubber used for?
(a) Tent floors
(b) Candles
(c) Cooking
(d) Bait

Short Answer Questions

1. What runs out, causing the men to look for combustible items?

2. Where is a known cache of food and supplies?

3. The men come to realize that what will determine their fate?

4. What do the men call the camp on South Georgia Island?

5. What animal is in relative abundance on the island?

(see the answer key)

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