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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who advises Shackleton at South Georgia Island?
(a) Dog sledders
(b) Hunters
(c) Inuits
(d) Whalers

2. What do Shackleton and the crew realize about the ice?
(a) It is more or less permanent
(b) The Endurance can break through all but the thickest ice
(c) It will go away the following spring
(d) They'll have to walk across it to the pole

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

4. On what day do Shackleton and the five men depart?
(a) September 5
(b) April 24
(c) June 16
(d) November 30

5. After the end of February, at what task does the ship's crew work?
(a) Reinforcing the ship's walls
(b) Burying the dead
(c) Trying to free the ship from the ice
(d) Gathering firewood

Short Answer Questions

1. What resumes as the light returns?

2. Which word best describes the progress across the pack ice?

3. How far does the boat travel in the first six days?

4. Clarence Island is how many miles north of Patience Camp

5. What quality best describes the men that Shackleton choose for his expedition?

(see the answer key)

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