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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rations consist of what meat?
(a) Moose
(b) Reindeer
(c) Bear
(d) Penguin

2. What game do the men play in camp?
(a) Bridge
(b) Euchre
(c) Uno
(d) Golf

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

4. How old is Shackleton at the start of the third voyage?
(a) 33
(b) 54
(c) 20
(d) 40

5. What do the men find that occupies their time?
(a) A magazine
(b) A deck of cards
(c) A record player
(d) A barrel of whiskey

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what are the dogs used?

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

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

5. When does Shackleton decide to try the sledges again?

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