Titanic Quiz

After landing on the Titanic, Ballard and his crew ________. 

• explored the ship in deep-diving suits
• returned to the ocean's surface
• were attacked by deep-sea creatures
• sent out a robot called JJ

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The narrator of "Exploring the Titanic" is ________. 

• Robert D. Ballard
• Jason Jr.
• Alvin
• Edward J. Smith

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The narrator of "Exploring the Titanic" is ________. 

• Robert D. Ballard
• Jason Jr.
• Alvin
• Edward J. Smith

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The last thing Ballard did before leaving the Titanic was to ________. 

• take some souvenirs back
• photograph the wreckage
• search for bodies
• leave memorial plaque on the stern

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It is not important for the reader to know that _______. 

• the author called rust formations "rusticles"
• the Titanic struck an iceberg
• JJ was a robot
• many people lost their lives when the ship sank

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It is important to know that exploring the Titanic _______. 

• took place in July
• involved finding a safe
• discovered an intact chandelier
• was a risky adventure

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The bow of the Titanic was buried in mud. The bow of a ship is the section ________. 

• in the back
• in the front
• in the middle
• below

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The Grand Staircase represented the luxury of the ship. The staircase represented the ship's ________. 

• size and weight
• sturdiness
• comfort and beauty
• ill fate

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JJ's light bathed the interior of the sub with an eerie light. The interior of the sub is its ________. 

• inside
• bow
• control panel
• engine

Ballard and his crew examined the rudder at the stern of the ship.  The rudder _________. 

• supports the mast
• steers the ship
• propels the ship
• keeps the ship afloat

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