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Is Survival Selfish?

Authored by Shelby Webster

English

9th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Is Survival Selfish?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False. Ismay died helping women and children survivors from the Titanic.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the controversy surrounding Ismay?

he died helping people

he climbed into a lifeboat even though there were still women and children on board

he assaulted a person to get into the lifeboat

he pretended to be disabled to get a spot on the lifeboat

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or false. Ismay said he only climbed into a lifeboat after there were no women and children left and the boat was ready to be released.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What "protocol" was strong about 100 years ago?

"Save someone's life"

"Save yourself first"

"Women and children first"

"Every man for themself"

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or false. We tend to praise people “who risk or sacrifice themselves to save others in moments of danger or crisis.”

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an “instinct”?

hunger

sleeping

self-preservation

sharing friends

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was “the one thing” that would increase everyone’s chances of survival?

running to help people

calling 911

staying still and not moving

moving away from the area

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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