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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who advises Shackleton at South Georgia Island?
(a) Whalers
(b) Dog sledders
(c) Hunters
(d) Inuits

2. What does the crew realize as they make their way with the sledges?
(a) Substantive movement by sledge is simply impossible
(b) They are only five miles from Paulet Island
(c) They will need to leave the dogs behind
(d) The ice floe they are on is shrinking

3. What do the men do the first few days after abandoning ship?
(a) Transfer goods off the ship
(b) Scout for whales
(c) Build a shack
(d) Sit in depression

4. What are the men dependent on while they are on the pack ice?
(a) Their oars
(b) The stars
(c) The motion and direction of the ice
(d) The height of the waves

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boats do the men take with them on the sledges?

2. What does the crew do during the months they are trapped?

3. What occurs in October 1915?

4. During January, how strong do the winds get?

5. What happens on April 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as the ship approaches Vahsel Bay?

2. What do the men do after they abandon the Endurance?

3. What leads the men to take to the boats?

4. Why do the men struggle with getting the sledges across the ice?

5. What are the men like that Shackleton takes with him as the crew?

6. What do the men salvage off the Endurance?

7. As the men attempts sledging, what does McNeish do? How does Shackleton handle the situation?

8. What is the experience like for the men as they trek with the sledges?

9. What is the weather like while the Endurance is trapped in the ice?

10. How does Shackleton pay for his expedition?

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