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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Carved masks
(b) Paintings
(c) Photographic equipment
(d) Boots

2. Whose dog team is the last to be killed?
(a) Blackboro
(b) Schwan
(c) Leeds
(d) Macklin

3. Which word best describes the progress across the pack ice?
(a) Exciting
(b) Quick
(c) Difficult
(d) Safe

4. How many boats do the men take with them on the sledges?
(a) Three
(b) None
(c) Two
(d) One

5. What do the men name the camp they create after trying the sledges for the first time?
(a) Ocean Camp
(b) Endurance Camp
(c) Death Camp
(d) Misery Camp

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What begins to build up around the Endurance that worries the men?

3. What does the crew do during the months they are trapped?

4. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition

5. How much personal gear can each man take?

(see the answer key)

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