Titanic Multiple Accounts Quiz

The setting in both stores is a ship called the Titanic.

• True

• False

What is telling MOST of the story in "End of a Splendid Journey?"

• Elizabeth Shutes

• Narrator

• Mr. Roebling

• Mr. Case

Who is telling the story in "The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912"

• Narrator

• Carpithia

• The Passengers

• The White Star Line

What was the main problem in both stories?

• Elizabeth could not find her friend.

• The Titanic was luxurious therefore not everyone could afford a ticket.

• There were not enough life boats so lives were lost after hitting an iceberg.

• Elizabeth could not figure out what was going on.

Which story gives a first person or first hand account of the sinking of the Titanic.

• The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

• End of a Splendid Journey

Which story gives a 3rd person or secondhand account of the sinking of the Titanic.

• The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

• End of a Splendid Journey

How are the stories similar?

• Both stories tell about what it was like being rescued by Carpathia.

• Both stories tell about what happened when the Titanic was hit by an iceberg.

• They have the same characters in the story told from different perspectives.

• They both have supporting details about what the passengers thought and felt that night.

How are the stories different?

• End of a Splendid Journey talks about the thoughts and feelings of a passenger when the Titanic was hit by an iceberg while The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 provides facts about what happened that night.

• The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 talks about the thoughts and feelings of a passenger when the Titanic was hit by an iceberg while End of a Splendid Journey provides facts about what happened that night.

• They are about different experiences on different ships.

• One ship was hit by an iceberg while another ship wasnt.

In End of a Splendid Journey after the ship hit the iceberg, Elizabeth was feeling....

• curious and excited

• sad and horrified

• angry and sick

• silly and playful

More men than women and children survived the sinking of the Titanic.

• True

• False