Chapter 8 Shipwreck

Who led the doomed search for the Northwest Passage in 1845?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ernest Shackleton

• Sir John Franklin

• James Cook

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What were the names of the two Royal Navy ships in Franklin's expedition?

• Erebus and Terror

• Discovery and Challenger

• Endurance and Adventure

• Resolution and Adventure

What did the members of the Franklin expedition suffer from according to artifacts found?

• Peace, cooperation, health, prosperity

• Victory, wealth, success, fame

• Scurvy, frostbite, starvation, loneliness

• Mutiny, insanity, desertion, cannibalism

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Who financed at least 10 rescue missions for the Franklin expedition?

• The British Government

• Lady Franklin

• The Royal Geographical Society

• Queen Victoria

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What was the name of the book about one of Lady Franklin's rescue missions?

• The Last Voyage

• The Arctic Adventure

• The Voyage of the Beagle

• The Voyage of the Fox

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What were Shackleton's men dragging over the ice?

• Two of the boats

• Gold and silver

• Supplies and equipment

• Scientific instruments

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What was the name of the gulf named in honor of Franklin's ships?

• Franklin Gulf

• Erebus and Terror Gulf

• Northwest Passage Gulf

• Arctic Gulf

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What did Shackleton hope to achieve by setting out across the ice?

• Escape from predators

• Enliven the crew and focus their minds on action

• Find a quicker route

• Discover new lands

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What was the name of the boat Shackleton decided to leave behind?

• The Deadly Docker

• The Endurance

• The James Caird

• The Stancomb Wills

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What legal principle did McNeish invoke to refuse further orders?

• Naval Law

• Maritime Law

• Common Law

• International Law

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