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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is one of the dog teams killed?
(a) To conserve food
(b) They are ill
(c) For the men to eat
(d) To stop dog aggression

2. Who is the first person on shore?
(a) Blackboro
(b) Shackleton
(c) Wesley
(d) Leeds

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

4. The Endurance is designed to sail with what?
(a) Sleet
(b) Strong winds
(c) Ice
(d) Fog

5. Shackleton's second voyage earns him what?
(a) Knighthood
(b) A castle
(c) His own ship
(d) $5,000

Short Answer Questions

1. Who works on the ship's three boats?

2. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?

3. How much meat does the crew collect by the end of April?

4. How far are the men from Paulet Island?

5. The crew forms social organizations based on what?

(see the answer key)

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