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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men find that their final cask of water is tainted with what?
(a) Seal blubber
(b) Seaweed
(c) Salt
(d) Mold

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

3. The men are sailing west, but in what direction do they find themselves going?
(a) Northwest
(b) South
(c) East
(d) North

4. Which boat is towed by another?
(a) James Caird
(b) Dudley Docker
(c) Stancomb Wills
(d) Willard Leeds

5. Whose navigational skills does Shackleton have to trust in?
(a) Worsley
(b) Vincent
(c) Crean
(d) McNeish

Short Answer Questions

1. Who builds a ten-foot high cofferdam in the aft?

2. Who leads Vincent and McCarthy on the second watch?

3. How many pounds of meat does the leopard seal provide?

4. Why is Elephant Island named what it is?

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

(see the answer key)

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