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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?
(a) Edmund
(b) Vincent
(c) McNeish
(d) Blackboro
2. When does Shackleton decide to try the sledges again?
(a) March
(b) August
(c) December
(d) June
3. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Paintings
(b) Boots
(c) Carved masks
(d) Photographic equipment
4. What does McNeish do to the three boats?
(a) Reinforce them
(b) Expand them
(c) Paint them
(d) Make them more comfortable
5. What camp is located almost back to Ocean Camp?
(a) Waiting Camp
(b) Seal Camp
(c) Patience Camp
(d) Eternity Camp
6. What begins to build up around the Endurance that worries the men?
(a) Graves
(b) Snow banks
(c) Seal bones
(d) Pressure ridges
7. What game do the men play in camp?
(a) Golf
(b) Bridge
(c) Uno
(d) Euchre
8. Who shoots the first dog team to be killed?
(a) Wesley
(b) Shackleton
(c) Leeds
(d) Wild
9. How many boats do the men take with them on the sledges?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) None
(d) Two
10. Where did the men camp after abandoning the ship?
(a) A shack about two miles away
(b) In a stand of trees nearby
(c) A pressure ridge
(d) An ice floe
11. Shackleton's second voyage got how close to the pole?
(a) 2 miles
(b) 97 miles
(c) 500 miles
(d) 56 miles
12. What is the seal blubber used for?
(a) Bait
(b) Tent floors
(c) Candles
(d) Cooking
13. Why did individuals want to be a part of Shackleton's expedition?
(a) Potential adventure and renown
(b) Possible treasure
(c) Good wages
(d) To escape prison
14. How much personal gear can each man take?
(a) Ten pounds
(b) Seven pounds
(c) Two pounds
(d) Fifteen pounds
15. Why does Shackleton move the food stores near his tent?
(a) To assert his leadership
(b) To get first choice
(c) To protect it from bears
(d) To prevent theft
Short Answer Questions
1. Which word best describes the progress across the pack ice?
2. By April, how large is Patience Camp?
3. Mortgaging the expedition means what?
4. What do the men discover about the new camp?
5. What is the third boat named, which is recovered from Ocean Camp?
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