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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • 1914: British explorer Ernest Shackleton and a small crew embarked on an expedition to Antarctica.
  • 1915: Shackleton’s ship Endurance became stuck in ice before eventually breaking apart and sinking.
  • 1916: After more harrowing sea-ice adventures, the entire crew was rescued.
  • 1959: Historian Alfred Lansing wrote a book called Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage.
  • 2001: Filmmaker George Butler released a documentary called The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition.
  • 2022: The wreckage of Endurance was discovered at the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea.
The student wants to provide a historical overview of the Shackleton expedition. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Shackleton’s expedition has inspired a 1959 book, a 2001 film, and a 2022 discovery.
B
In 1914, the Shackleton expedition sailed to Antarctica, where, in 1916, they rescued the crew of a ship that had sunk, Endurance (the wreckage of which was discovered in 2022).
C
Leaving in 1914 for Antarctica, Shackleton and his crew underwent many harrowing sea-ice adventures, including losing their ship in 1915, before being rescued in 1916.
D
Alfred Lansing wrote about the history of Shackleton’s 1914–16 expedition in the book Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage (1959); years later, in 2001, George Butler released a documentary about the expedition.