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Endurance Ch. 5-8

Quiz by Mark Smith

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  • Q1
    As a result of the polar night, the men aboard the Endurance....
    were drawn closer together
    developed many fears
    became depressed
    30s
  • Q2
    Which did not happen among the crew while on the Endurance?
    Hudson, the navigator, was tricked into believing the men had been invited to a costume party in South Georgia
    Frank Wild and Ernest Shackleton performed a two man play
    Frank Hurley gave presentations on the places he'd visited
    30s
  • Q3
    In chapters five through seven, one of the most important places on the ship for social activities is called the
    The Heart
    The Ritz
    Hull Hall
    30s
  • Q4
    After the ice around the ship begins to break, Shackleton tells a story that involves which of the follwing characters?
    a mouse in a tavern
    a fish in the ocean
    a bird in a tree
    30s
  • Q5
    The author mentions which three factors as events contributing to a change in the spirits of the men aboard the ship?
    the return of the sun, the breaking up of the ice, and the drift
    the rapid increase in temperature, eating meat again, and the breaking up of the ice
    the return of the sun, letters from home, and the return of the seals
    30s
  • Q6
    One of the signs that spring was approaching quickly included…
    the type of fish the men caught
    the severity of the wind
    the amount of plankton in the water
    30s
  • Q7
    A ship is always referred to using which pronoun?
    she
    it
    they
    he
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the overall attitude of the men aboard the Endurance after the pressure attacks?
    fear
    optimism
    indifference
    30s
  • Q9
    True or false...The Endurance was designed to encounter real pressure.
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q10
    At the end of chapter eight, Wild says...
    “Hurry, men...there’s no time to waste.”
    “She’s going, boys...I think it’s time to get off.”
    “Good work, boys...safe at last.”
    30s

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