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1. Who was the explorer in the book "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World"?

• a. Christopher Columbus
• b. Sir Ernest Shackleton
• c. Amelia Earhart
• d. Marco Polo

2. Where did the ship Endurance get stuck in the ice?

• a. North Pole
• b. South Pole
• c. Indian Ocean
• d. Mediterranean Sea

3. How many crew members were stranded with Sir Ernest Shackleton?

• a. 10
• b. 22
• c. 28
• d. 56

4. What year did the expedition begin in "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World"?

• a. 1901
• b. 1914
• c. 1939

5. What was the name of the ship in the book?

• a. Freedom
• b. Resilience
• c. Endurance
• d. Victory

6. What ocean were they trying to cross in the book?

• a. Arctic Ocean
• b. Indian Ocean
• c. Southern Ocean
• d. Atlantic Ocean

7. Whose idea was it to attempt the crossing depicted in the book?

• a. Sir Ernest Shackleton
• b. Captain Thomas
• c. First Mate McNeish
• d. Seaman Crean

8. How many attempts did Shackleton make to reach help?

• a. 1
• b. 2
• c. 3
• d. 4

9. Who was the carpenter on the expedition?

• a. Frank Wild
• b. Thomas Orde-Lees
• c. Harry McNish
• d. Alexander Macklin

10. What island did Shackleton and his crew eventually reach?

• a. Madagascar
• b. Greenland
• c. South Georgia
• d. Galapagos