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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?
(a) Robert F. Scott
(b) Francis Drake
(c) Edmund Hillary
(d) Christopher Columbus

2. Shackleton is told that the Weddell Sea is full of what?
(a) Whales
(b) Bears
(c) Ice
(d) Seals

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

4. The Endurance gets to within 200 miles of Vahsel Bay by when?
(a) Mid-January
(b) Mid-August
(c) March 30
(d) June 1

5. Which boat is left behind when the men try sledging?
(a) John Wesley
(b) James Caird
(c) Stancomb Wills
(d) Dudley Docker

Short Answer Questions

1. What surrounds the beach on the island?

2. The men come to realize that what will determine their fate?

3. Who suffers a heart attack?

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

5. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?

(see the answer key)

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