Preparations and the early part of the journey
The crew and their activities
Shackleton, the leader and the man
"Winter on the Pack" and "Pressure" chapters
"The Face of the Deep is Frozen" and "Ocean Camp" chapters
100
Shackleton consulted the British Army's _____________________ before setting off on his expedition to ensure the health of his men. (Hint: Think about the recent innovation they brought on board.)
Nutritionist.
100
What was Dog Town?
The place on the ice beside the ship where all the "dogloos" were located. It was a "noisy center of activity in the middle of a frozen sea, littered with seal bones and dog droppings."
100
in 1908, Shackleton had been the first explorer to come within ______ miles of the ___________ ____________.
100, South Pole.
100
In the words of Orde-Lees, their ship was stuck "like a/an _________________ in the middle of a ________________ __________."
almond, chocolate bar
100
After a quiet conference with Wild, Shackleton announced his plan to the crew: They would march across the frozen sea with_______ of the _________ lifeboats to Paulet Island, 346 miles to the __________________.
2 of the 3, northwest.
200
Both seal meat and Bovril sledging rations were antiscorbutic, which means what?
Scurvy-preventing.
200
Who was Frank Hurley?
The expedition's photographer. He was famous before the trip, too.
200
Why did Shackleton decide to stay longer than he originally planned at South Georgia Island?
The Boss decided to wait longer for the warm weather to break up the ice even more, because the whalers had said they'd never seen it this bad so far north.
200
September 22 marked the first day of the Antarctic ___________________, and Worsley noted in his diary that "We seem to be utterly abandoned by animal life, and it will be hard with the dogs if we do not get a few penguins soon."
Spring.
200
List three specific things Shackleton and/or the men had to do to get ready to begin their dangerous journey pulling the lifeboats to Paulet Island once they abandoned the Endurance for good.
Answers will vary. Sears and Santa Maria will decide!
300
Before leaving South Georgia Island, Shackleton took the advice of the whalers who lived there and had the decks of Endurance loaded with extra ___________________ for ramming through the ice.
Coal.
300
What did the carpenter, Harry McNeish, create to allow the crew members to more easily communicate with one another about which way to turn the ship as they made their way through the ice pack?
A six-foot long semaphore.
300
If he saw two men who had argued and were not speaking to each other, what did Shackleton do, and why did he do this? (You need to answer both parts of the question to get credit for this.)
He made them shake hands after telling them, "Stop and forget it." He believed that their strength lay in unity.
300
Game was becoming scarcer and scarcer as late March and early April set in because _________________________.
...all of the animals were migrating north because of the Antarctic winter.
300
What does it mean when an iceberg "calves"? (Every year, 5,000 to 10,000 icebergs do this.)
Breaks off.
400
1. What's one thing the men enjoyed when the ship was moored to a large iceberg or floe? 2. What's one thing the men had to watch out for when the ship was moored to a large iceberg or floe?
Getting exercise, running the dogs, playing, etc. Not getting too close to the edge: killer whales and leopard seals awaited a meal! They also had to watch out for the dogs' safety.
400
Where did the captain, Worsley, stand to look for leads and signal the course they should take to the men standing below? (Hint: He also stood here to help the men hunt for seals and watch out for killer whales.)
The crow's-nest.
400
Name two things Shackleton insisted that the men do in order to maintain a routine on the ship while they were stuck in the ice.
Answers will vary. Sears and Santa Maria will decide! :)
400
Once Shackleton realized the pressure on the ship wasn't going to let up, he ordered everyone off the ship. Then, what did he do that brought "a weary cheer from the men"?
Had the flag raised one last time on the battered mast.
400
Describe ONE specific reason why Shackleton and Worsley decided to have everyone stop hauling the boats and stay put at what becomes known as "Ocean Camp."
Answers will vary. Sears and Santa Maria will decide.
500
Right before Shackleton and his crew left Great Britain in August of 1914, Queen Alexandra made a royal tour of inspection of Endurance at the dock in London and presented Shackleton with a Union Jack. What is this? A. The patron saint of ferrymen (boat workers) B. The British flag C. A silver cross D. A British teddy bear
B. The British flag
500
"Frank Wild tapped the embers from his pipe and stood up to recite '_____________________' by __________________."
"The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
500
Once the Endurance had to be abandoned for good, Shackleton had to make a number of incredibly difficult and risky decisions to keep the crew, and himself, alive. In a few sentences, describe one of these risky decisions.
Answers will vary. Sears and Santa Maria will decide!
500
Calculate how many months the men had been out to sea before they had to abandon their ship in the ice floe for good on October 27, 1915. Start from when they left London.
14 months.
500
Name two specific things McNeish, the carpenter, did to prepare the lifeboats for future travel that show his resourcefulness.
1. Used scrap metal from the Endurance 2. Used recycled nails from his supply (and Endurance) 3. Raised the sides of the boat to make them taller and more seaworthy 4. Filled the seams between the new planks with wool yarn unraveled from a scarf 5. Then caulked the seams with Marston's oil paints
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