Exploring the Titanic Review

Titanic had plenty of lifeboats.

• True
• False

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Approximately how many people died in the Titanic disaster? 

• about 2200
• about 700
• about 1500
• about 500

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Who was Thomas Andrews? 

• The ship's radio operator
• The ship's richest man
• The ship's captain
• The ship's builder

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Captain Smith and his crew discussed how hard it was to see icebergs on calm, clear nights.

• True
• False

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How many iceberg warnings had Titanic received? 

• 3
• 7
• 10
• 5

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Why couldn't many third class passengers get off the ship? 

• They chose to die honorably on the ship.  
• They were trapped by barriers which separated the classes. 
• Most of the third class DID get off the ship.
• They were tied up to save room for the first class.

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What simile was used to describe the social class system in 1912?

• a pizza
• a giant windmill
• a layer cake
• a zoo 

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Why did Captain Smith not receive some of the last iceberg warnings? 

• He was in the library reading.
• He was swimming in the pool. 
• He was in the crow's nest.
• He was at a dinner party to honor him. 

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How many compartments could flood and the Titanic would still float?  

• Seven
• Two
• Ten
• Four

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Who was the captain of Titanic

• Captain George Jones
• Captain Jack Sparrow
• Captain Edward Smith
• Captain Edward Jones

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