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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurs in October 1915?
(a) Shackleton dies
(b) Shackleton finally reaches the pole
(c) The men free the ship
(d) The Endurance begins to take on water

2. As the men attempt to move with the sledges, who refuses to go on until Shackleton intervenes?
(a) Dudley
(b) Blackboro
(c) McNeish
(d) Vincent

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

4. What personal items are salvaged after the first sledging attempt?
(a) Boots
(b) Photographic equipment
(c) Paintings
(d) Carved masks

5. Who works on the ship's three boats?
(a) Daniels
(b) McNeish
(c) Shackleton
(d) Blackboro

6. What happens toward the end of November?
(a) Shackleton dies
(b) The Endurance sinks
(c) The crew stages a mutiny
(d) The dogs die

7. What are the men able to salvage?
(a) A cannon
(b) Rain buckets
(c) Sixteen chickens
(d) Three boats

8. What is ever present in the camps?
(a) Boredom
(b) Excitement
(c) Safety
(d) Warmth

9. Clarence Island is how many miles north of Patience Camp
(a) 68
(b) 5
(c) 234
(d) 100

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

11. Where was the route supposed to start from in the first expedition of Shackleton's proposed trans-Antarctic expedition?
(a) Lake Superior
(b) Vahsel Bay
(c) Prudhoe Bay
(d) Bay of Fundy

12. By April, how large is Patience Camp?
(a) 600 yards across
(b) A mile in diameter
(c) 200 yards across
(d) Three miles across

13. What does McNeish do to the three boats?
(a) Reinforce them
(b) Make them more comfortable
(c) Expand them
(d) Paint them

14. Where is a known cache of food and supplies?
(a) Paulet Island
(b) North Georgia Island
(c) Danger Island
(d) Francis Bay

15. Why did individuals want to be a part of Shackleton's expedition?
(a) Good wages
(b) To escape prison
(c) Possible treasure
(d) Potential adventure and renown

Short Answer Questions

1. The crew forms social organizations based on what?

2. What is the third boat named, which is recovered from Ocean Camp?

3. Where does Shackleton head for final provisioning?

4. What resumes as the light returns?

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

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