Titanic Test Review

What is the climax of the story?

• Titanic is built

• Titanic passengers leave the ship on lifeboats

• Titanic sinks

• Titanic hits the iceberg

Who is the antagonist of the story?

• J Bruce Ismay

• Morgan Robertson

• The iceberg

• Robert Ballard

Which of the following are examples of foreshadowing seen in the story. Select all that apply.

• The Wreck of the Titan was written fourteen years before the Titanic and explains how an unsinkable ship sunk after hitting an iceberg.

• Ruth is in second class.

• Several warnings received by the Titanic of ice ahead.

• Not all of the ice warnings were taken to the bridge of the ship for the captain to read.

• The ship was labeled unsinkable.

Which characters survived the sinking of the Titanic? Check all that apply?

• Ruth

• Harold

• Jack

• Ruth's family

• Captain Smith

Where did the Titanic sail from and where was it headed?

• London/New York

• New York/Belfast

• Belfast/Southampton

• Southampton/New York

True or False: Robert Ballard, the author, has a positive view on the sinking of the Titanic due to his discovery of the ship. But if a survivor would to tell his/her story, it would be negative.

• True

• False

True or False: Opinions are right and wrong while facts can be argued over.

• True

• False

The Titanic had three passenger classes. Which faced the most deaths during the sinking and why?

• First, they did not know the ship was sinking.

• Second, the first class took all of the spots on the lifeboats.

• Third, they were in the bottom of the boat and could not escape as fast as the other classes.

Select all of the ways the Titanic tragedy could have been prevented.

• The ship could have gone slower.

• More lifeboats.

• More life preservers/ life jackets.

• Messages about ice could have been taken to the bridge.

• The shipbuilders could not have advertised the ship as "unsinkable."

The Titanic was advertised as being a ship for millionaires. Select all of the details of elegance mentioned in the story.

• Dining rooms for each class

• Video Arcade Room

• Sports area for squash (game like indoor tennis)

• Marble Sinks

• Grand stairway