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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?
(a) March 30
(b) Mid-January
(c) Mid-August
(d) June 1

2. What occurs in October 1915?
(a) The men free the ship
(b) Shackleton dies
(c) The Endurance begins to take on water
(d) Shackleton finally reaches the pole

3. As the men attempt to move with the sledges, who refuses to go on until Shackleton intervenes?
(a) Dudley
(b) Blackboro
(c) McNeish
(d) Vincent

4. What does Shackleton insist must be abandoned?
(a) The heavy cooking items
(b) Nonessential items
(c) The three boats
(d) The dogs

5. How old is Shackleton at the start of the third voyage?
(a) 40
(b) 33
(c) 20
(d) 54

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?

2. What do the men discover about the new camp?

3. Which crew member doesn't fit in with the others?

4. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?

5. By April, how large is Patience Camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What initial plan do the men make to put themselves in a better position?

2. What is the weather like while the Endurance is trapped in the ice?

3. What happens to the Endurance?

4. What is life like in the camps?

5. How is the Endurance designed for a polar expedition?

6. How does Shackleton pay for his expedition?

7. In preparation for the attempted trek to Paulet Island, how do the men prepare?

8. What is the experience like for the men as they trek with the sledges?

9. What happens to the Patience Camp ice floe?

10. What concerns the men about their camp on the ice floe?

(see the answer keys)

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