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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shackleton move the food stores near his tent?
(a) To assert his leadership
(b) To prevent theft
(c) To get first choice
(d) To protect it from bears

2. What is used as a roof on the crude hut?
(a) The two boats
(b) Branches
(c) Seal hides
(d) The sails

3. Where does Shackleton sail after Buenos Aires?
(a) Halifax
(b) Cape Town
(c) Cuba
(d) South Georgia Island

4. How long had it been since the men had stood on solid ground?
(a) 569 days
(b) 613 days
(c) 321 days
(d) 497 days

5. How many castaways were on Elephant Island when they were rescued?
(a) Fifty-three
(b) Twenty-two
(c) Thirty-four
(d) Eleven

Short Answer Questions

1. What confines the men to their tents for days at a time?

2. Shackleton's first voyage is under whose leadership?

3. Mortgaging the expedition means what?

4. Why is Elephant Island named what it is?

5. How many boats do the men travel in?

(see the answer key)

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