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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. With what boat do the men attempt their escape?
(a) James Caird
(b) Dudley Docker
(c) Willard Daniels
(d) Stancomb Willis
2. How does Shackleton feel about relying on Worsley?
(a) Dismayed
(b) Uncertain
(c) Glad
(d) Relieved
3. How do the men warm their hands from the trip to the new camp?
(a) In the hot springs near the camp
(b) By wrapping them in scarves
(c) By huddling together
(d) In the guts of freshly killed seals
4. How long had it been since the men had stood on solid ground?
(a) 497 days
(b) 321 days
(c) 613 days
(d) 569 days
5. What almost overturns the boats when they are first launched?
(a) A pressure ridge
(b) A whale
(c) A tide rip
(d) A leopard seal
6. What does Shackleton do the first night after they leave Elephant Island?
(a) Discuss the situation with Worsley
(b) Fish off the side of the boat
(c) Cries
(d) Turns around and goes back
7. About how long are the boats?
(a) Six feet
(b) Twelve feet
(c) Forty feet
(d) Twenty-two feet
8. Who leads Vincent and McCarthy on the second watch?
(a) Shackleton
(b) McNeish
(c) Worsley
(d) Crean
9. What do the men do after they arrive on South Georgia Island?
(a) Kill a seal for food
(b) Create a hut
(c) Find a brook and drink
(d) Wash their clothes in a stream
10. When do Shackleton and the men depart in the boat to try to reach civilization?
(a) January
(b) April
(c) July
(d) September
11. How long had it been since the men had sailed away from South Georgia Island on their way to the pole?
(a) 836 days
(b) 333 days
(c) 210 days
(d) 522 days
12. Shackleton and his men suffer from what?
(a) Influenza
(b) Trench foot
(c) Tropical fever
(d) Ringworm
13. What surrounds the beach on the island?
(a) Vertical cliffs
(b) Rivers
(c) Jungle
(d) Ice floes
14. What animal is in relative abundance on the island?
(a) Walrus
(b) Reindeer
(c) Seals
(d) Rabbits
15. Who is the first person on shore?
(a) Shackleton
(b) Blackboro
(c) Leeds
(d) Wesley
Short Answer Questions
1. By late August, how do the men feel about their chance of rescue?
2. Who suffers a heart attack?
3. Which crew member refuses to work?
4. On what day do Shackleton and the five men depart?
5. How many boats do the men travel in?
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