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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the stomach of the leopard seal that is shot?
(a) A fishing line
(b) A man's hand
(c) 50 undigested fish
(d) A squid

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

3. The crew forms social organizations based on what?
(a) Age
(b) Seniority
(c) Tent groups
(d) Positions in the crew

4. What causes clashes in the camp?
(a) The lack of food
(b) The various personalities
(c) Whether to stay on the ice floe or not
(d) The progress the men make with the sledges

5. Mortgaging the expedition means what?
(a) Putting up the ship and supplies as collatoral
(b) Agreeing to pay back the amount loaned or the ship could be repossessed
(c) Putting the expedition into debt by buying supplies
(d) Selling in advance the rights to whatever commercial exploitation the expedition might produce

Short Answer Questions

1. How far are the men from Paulet Island?

2. How much personal gear can each man take?

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

4. What do the men use as a base for their crude hut?

5. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?

(see the answer key)

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