Exploring the Titanic

Why is the 1898 Titan story so eerily coincidental?

• The name of the ship is similar. 
• The fate of the ship is similar. 
• Both name and fate are similar. 
• There is no coincidence

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In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of giants. The word titanic has come to be mean which of the following? 

• unsinkable ship
• great size or power
• luxury ocean liner
• wealthy monument

In the words of one eye witness, she (The Titanic) had "a rudder as big as an elm tree...propellers as bag as a windmill..." Based upon this observation, which of the following could the reader infer? 

• The Titanic was an ordinary ocean liner. 
• The titanic was a grand and luxurious vessel. 
• The Titanic was similar to other ships of the era. 
• The Titanic's appearance would be easy to duplicate. 

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When these floating palaces were finally built, they were so much bigger than other ships that new docks had to be built on each side of the Atlantic to service them. This line contains an example of which device?

• allusion
• simile
• metaphor
• irony

With nine decks, she was as high as an eleven-story building. This line contains an example of which device? 

• allusion
• personification
• idiom
• simile

The Titanic was nicknamed "the Unsinkable Ship." This is an example of which of the following? 

• irony
• idiom
• allusion
• exposition

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All of the following a part of the setting of "Exploring the Titanic" except

• April
• 1912
• Atlantic Ocean
• 21st century

The command of this great ocean liner was given to the senior captain of the White Star Line, Captain Edward J. Smith....after thirty-eight years' service with the White Star Line, he had an excellent safety record....Captain Smith was going to retire after this last trip, a perfect final tribute to a long and successful career. This passage contains an example of which of the following?

• simile
• resoution
• hyperbole
• irony

Sentence structure? As his parents were getting settled in their adjoining stateroom, Jack decided to explore this fantastic ship. 

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound complex

Sentence structure? On a deck, Jack stepped into the Verandah and Palm Court and admired the white wicker furniture and the ivy growing up the trellised walls. 

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound complex