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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the men use as a base for their crude hut?
(a) Driftwood
(b) Branches
(c) Rocks
(d) Beach sand

3. How many nautical miles do the men travel in the boats?
(a) 140
(b) 100
(c) 230
(d) 35

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

5. What is used as a roof on the crude hut?
(a) Seal hides
(b) The sails
(c) The two boats
(d) Branches

6. Who is left in charge of the remaining crew?
(a) McCarthy
(b) Wild
(c) Vincent
(d) Blackboro

7. Shackleton and his men suffer from what?
(a) Tropical fever
(b) Ringworm
(c) Influenza
(d) Trench foot

8. Why does Shackleton take Vincent with him on the rescue attempt?
(a) He is familiar with the area
(b) To keep him from making trouble with other crew members
(c) He knows the most about the sea
(d) To have someone who speaks the native languages

9. Which boat gets separated from the others?
(a) Stancomb Wills
(b) Dudley Docker
(c) James Caird
(d) Willard Leeds

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

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

12. Where do the men spend the first night?
(a) On a pressure ridge
(b) On a small piece of land
(c) In the boats
(d) On an ice floe

13. How do the men warm their hands from the trip to the new camp?
(a) By wrapping them in scarves
(b) In the guts of freshly killed seals
(c) In the hot springs near the camp
(d) By huddling together

14. What does Shackleton do the first night after they leave Elephant Island?
(a) Turns around and goes back
(b) Discuss the situation with Worsley
(c) Fish off the side of the boat
(d) Cries

15. How do the men spend their time in the boat?
(a) Chipping away ice
(b) Playing bridge
(c) Fishing off the side
(d) Discussing politics

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had it been since the men had stood on solid ground?

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

3. What date is assigned as an improbable return date for Shackleton?

4. The men are sailing west, but in what direction do they find themselves going?

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

(see the answer keys)

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