Explorers: Matthew Henson

In which city did Henson find work as a cabin boy on the ship Katie Hines?

• Washington, D.C.

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New York, New York

Fill in the blank: Henson joined Peary again for an expedition to ________.

• Antarctica

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Siberia

What year did Henson marry Eva Flint?

• 1889

• 1890

• 1891

• 1892

Fill in the blank: Henson embraced the local Eskimo culture, learning the language and the natives' ________ skills.

• hunting

• fishing

• Arctic survival

• navigation

What was the outcome of the two-year journey that ended in tragedy?

• They discovered new lands

• They found a new trade route

• They survived by eating sled dogs

• They reached the North Pole.

Fill in the blank: Henson's frequent absences were taking their toll on his ________.

• health

• finances

• marriage

• career

What year did Peary and Henson's final attempt to reach the North Pole begin?

• 1905

• 1908

• 1912

• 1937

What was the name of the book Henson wrote in 1912?

• The North Pole Adventure

• A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

• Dark Companion

• Arctic Memoirs

Henson's biography, published in 1947, was titled what?

• Arctic Explorer

• Dark Companion

• The North Pole Journey

• Henson's Memoirs.

Peary and Henson's 1909 expedition to the North Pole is still clouded by what?

• Lack of funding

• Lack of verifiable proof

• Lack of support

• Lack of equipment