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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men need to do almost constantly in the boat?
(a) Fill holes
(b) Move from side to side
(c) Eat
(d) Pump water

2. How far did the men go with the sledges, of the 200 that they needed to do?
(a) Nine miles
(b) One mile
(c) One hundred miles
(d) Twenty-five miles

3. Toward the end of March, what land is sighted?
(a) Danger Islets
(b) Patience Islets
(c) Paulet Island
(d) Weddell Island

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

5. How long does it take the men to find a relatively secure spot for their camp?
(a) Two hours
(b) None; the beach they are on will do
(c) Nine hours
(d) Two days

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day do Shackleton and the five men depart?

2. What is the seal blubber used for?

3. The famous Cape Horn Rollers can get how high?

4. Which destination does Shackleton decide to try to reach?

5. Why does Shackleton stop the men from retrieving the three seals that they kill?

(see the answer key)

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