Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alfred Lansing
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alfred Lansing
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The crew forms social organizations based on what?
(a) Positions in the crew
(b) Seniority
(c) Age
(d) Tent groups

2. Why does Shackleton move the food stores near his tent?
(a) To assert his leadership
(b) To protect it from bears
(c) To prevent theft
(d) To get first choice

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

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

5. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?
(a) The stars
(b) The height of the waves
(c) The motion and direction of the ice
(d) Their oars

6. Where is a known cache of food and supplies?
(a) North Georgia Island
(b) Paulet Island
(c) Francis Bay
(d) Danger Island

7. Why did individuals want to be a part of Shackleton's expedition?
(a) Potential adventure and renown
(b) Good wages
(c) To escape prison
(d) Possible treasure

8. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?
(a) Francis Drake
(b) Christopher Columbus
(c) Edmund Hillary
(d) Robert F. Scott

9. What happens toward the end of November?
(a) Shackleton dies
(b) The dogs die
(c) The crew stages a mutiny
(d) The Endurance sinks

10. What is the second camp called?
(a) Frozen Ice Camp
(b) Mark Time Camp
(c) Eternity Camp
(d) Waiting Camp

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

12. What is in the stomach of the leopard seal that is shot?
(a) A fishing line
(b) A squid
(c) A man's hand
(d) 50 undigested fish

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

14. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Photographic equipment
(b) Paintings
(c) Carved masks
(d) Boots

15. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?
(a) Endurance
(b) Nina
(c) Corriene
(d) Dover

Short Answer Questions

1. How much personal gear can each man take?

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

3. Which boat is left behind when the men try sledging?

4. What word best describes the first camp?

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

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