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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. Most of the men suffer from what?
(a) Influenza
(b) Scurvy
(c) Frostbite
(d) Seal poisoning
2. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?
(a) A tide rip
(b) A leopard seal
(c) A whale
(d) A pressure ridge
3. What do the men realize on their first morning on the island?
(a) A village is on the other side of the island
(b) The ocean is turning to ice around them
(c) The high-water mark is well above the level of the flat area
(d) There is no fresh water on the island
4. How long had it been since the men had sailed away from South Georgia Island on their way to the pole?
(a) 836 days
(b) 210 days
(c) 333 days
(d) 522 days
5. On what day do Shackleton and the five men depart?
(a) September 5
(b) April 24
(c) November 30
(d) June 16
Short Answer Questions
1. How far does the boat travel in the first six days?
2. What date is assigned as an improbable return date for Shackleton?
3. The famous Cape Horn Rollers can get how high?
4. When the men try to reach land the first time, how high are the breakers in the surf tide?
5. Where do the men spend the first night?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the men do after they land at Elephant Island?
2. What is the landing like on South Georgia Island?
3. Who is chosen to go with Shackleton on the rescue attempt? Why is each person chosen?
4. What do the men think about their chance of rescue through Shackleton's attempt?
5. What is the beach and island like that the men land on? How do the men feel about it?
6. What is the experience in the boats like for the men?
7. What are the boats like that the men are forced to use?
8. What is the condition of the men once they reach South Georgia Island?
9. What do the men do in the time that they wait for Shackleton to return?
10. How do the men spend their time in the boat as they try to reach South Georgia Island?
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