The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

The Titanic left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage headed to

• Savannah

• Jamestown

• New York City

• Charleston

The Titanic's passengers included

• Many different types of people

• Anyone who wanted to go for free

• Immigrants packed into Steerage

• The world's wealthiest

Why did the Titanic only have 20 lifeboats - enough for only HALF of the 2,200 passengers?

• The belief that she was "unsinkable"

• Lifeboats took up valuable deck space

• The life boats weren't needed. People could just swim to safety.

• The builders forgot to put the lifeboats on the ship.

How long did it take for the Titanic to competently sink after it collided with the iceberg?

• 1 hour and thirty minutes

• Forty-five minutes

• Ten minutes

• Two hours and forty minutes

What are the main reasons for the high loss of life?

• insufficient number of lifeboats

• there were too many people on board the ship

• inadequate training in lifeboat use

• the passengers did not follow directions from the crew

From who's point of view is the "End of a Splendid Journey" told?

• William Graham

• Leonardo deCaprio

• Margaret Graham

• Elizabeth Shutes

When the passengers first felt the shivering motion...

• No one believed that there was imminent danger.

• The ship immediately began to sink.

• They knew right away something was wrong

• Everyone started to run to the lifeboats.

Who were the first people to board the lifeboats as the ship was sinking?

• women

• children

• whoever came first

• elderly men and women

After being lowered down in the lifeboat, the rough seamen told the passengers to look for

• for a lantern or light of any kind

• for food or a biscuit

• for water

• for blankets to keep them warm

How does the narrator describe seeing the rescue ship and the sunset?

• as the most exciting image

• as a beautiful sight

• as a breath-taking scene

• as a living painting