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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most dreaded bit of ocean on the planet?
(a) Cape of Good Hope
(b) Panama Canel
(c) Berring Sea
(d) Drake Passage

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

3. Where do the men finally land with the boats?
(a) Danger Islet
(b) Elephant Island
(c) Paulet Island
(d) Maccos Island

4. Which crew member refuses to work?
(a) Macon
(b) Orde-Lees
(c) Blackboro
(d) Wesley

5. How far do the men have to row to get to the island?
(a) Two miles
(b) Twenty miles
(c) Fifteen miles
(d) Seven miles

6. What is the camp on Elephant Island known as?
(a) Rocky Camp
(b) Ocean Camp II
(c) Stranded Camp
(d) Wild Camp

7. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?
(a) A tide rip
(b) A whale
(c) A leopard seal
(d) A pressure ridge

8. What happens to Blackboro?
(a) He falls overboard
(b) He dies of starvation
(c) Another man kills him
(d) His feet freeze

9. What does Shackleton decide to do once the new camp is established?
(a) Take some men in one of the boats and try to get to civilization
(b) Build a signal fire
(c) Wait for rescue
(d) Try to reach South America in the boats

10. When the men try to reach land the first time, how high are the breakers in the surf tide?
(a) 20 feet
(b) 5 feet
(c) 12 feet
(d) 40 feet

11. Which destination does Shackleton decide to try to reach?
(a) Wild Island
(b) Paulett Island
(c) Danger Island
(d) South Georgia Island

12. Most of the men suffer from what?
(a) Influenza
(b) Scurvy
(c) Seal poisoning
(d) Frostbite

13. How long had it been since the men had sailed away from South Georgia Island on their way to the pole?
(a) 210 days
(b) 333 days
(c) 836 days
(d) 522 days

14. Of the following men, who remains behind on the island?
(a) McNeish
(b) Crean
(c) Macklin
(d) McCarthy

15. As the men approach the island, what are the wind speeds?
(a) 100 miles an hour
(b) 25 miles an hour
(c) 5 miles an hour
(d) 70 miles an hour

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boat does Shackleton use for the escape attempt?

2. How many boats do the men travel in?

3. Which boat gets separated from the others?

4. The famous Cape Horn Rollers can get how high?

5. How do the men warm their hands from the trip to the new camp?

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