Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Test | Final Test - Medium

Alfred Lansing
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Test | Final Test - Medium

Alfred Lansing
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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. What is the most dreaded bit of ocean on the planet?
(a) Drake Passage
(b) Cape of Good Hope
(c) Panama Canel
(d) Berring Sea

2. What do the men need to do almost constantly in the boat?
(a) Pump water
(b) Fill holes
(c) Move from side to side
(d) Eat

3. How do the men spend their time in the boat?
(a) Fishing off the side
(b) Chipping away ice
(c) Discussing politics
(d) Playing bridge

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

5. 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) Turns around and goes back
(d) Cries

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men warm their hands from the trip to the new camp?

2. Whose navigational skills does Shackleton have to trust in?

3. What does Shackleton decide to do once the new camp is established?

4. Most of the men suffer from what?

5. How far do Shackleton and the men have to travel in the boat to reach their chosen destination for rescue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men spend their time in the boat as they try to reach South Georgia Island?

2. What is the weather like as the men try to make it to Elephant Island?

3. What is the approach to Elephant Island like?

4. Why is the Drake Passage so dangerous?

5. What is the condition of the men as they land on shore?

6. How does Shackleton feel as the group sets out in the boat?

7. What do the men think about their chance of rescue through Shackleton's attempt?

8. What happens to Blackboro after Shackleton leaves the island?

9. What do the men do in the time that they wait for Shackleton to return?

10. What is the experience in the boats like for the men?

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