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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurs in October 1915?
(a) The Endurance begins to take on water
(b) The men free the ship
(c) Shackleton dies
(d) Shackleton finally reaches the pole

2. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?
(a) South Georgia Island
(b) Halifax
(c) Cuba
(d) Cape Town

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

4. What does the crew do during the months they are trapped?
(a) Work on routine tasks
(b) Hold dances
(c) Carve wooden swords
(d) Swim in the ocean

5. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?
(a) Average
(b) Abundant
(c) Miserly
(d) Promising

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives funds to Shackleton's expedition

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

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

4. Shackleton's second voyage earns him what?

5. After the end of February, at what task does the ship's crew work?

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