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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Shackleton's sailing vessel?
(a) Dover
(b) Nina
(c) Corriene
(d) Endurance

2. What does Shackleton insist must be abandoned?
(a) The dogs
(b) The heavy cooking items
(c) The three boats
(d) Nonessential items

3. The men come to realize that what will determine their fate?
(a) Their own determination
(b) God
(c) Shackleton
(d) External elements

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

5. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?
(a) The motion and direction of the ice
(b) The height of the waves
(c) The stars
(d) Their oars

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the first camp?

2. What word best describes the pay for individuals on the voyage?

3. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?

4. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?

5. During January, how strong do the winds get?

(see the answer key)

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