Titanic Assessment

1."Exploring the Titanic" suggests that the lack of concern about reported icebergs may have been due to the belief that

• A. the Titanic was unsinkable
• B. the Titanic could avoid them
• C. the reports were exaggerated
• D. there were other, more serious, problems to address

2.The first lifeboats left without being full because

• A. the lifeboats were improperly designed.
• B. panicky passengers were in a hurry to get away.
• C. passengers thought they were safe on the Titanic.
• D. no one knew how many passengers each lifeboat could hold.

3. Who first realized how extremely serious the situation on the Titanic was?

• A. the captain of the Titanic
• B. the captain of the Californian
• C. the passengers on the Titanic
• D. the radio operators on the Titanic

4.What alarmed Captain Smith the most when he toured the Titanic just after hitting the iceberg?

• A. People were playing with ice that had fallen on the deck.
• B. Five compartments were filling with water.
• C. Sacks of mail were floating in the mail room.
• D. Two boiler rooms were filling with water.

5. Which of the following would most likely be described as GHASTLY?

• A. the orchestra music
• B. the screaming and cries for help
• C. the crew shouting directions

6.You might describe a house as being EERIE if you thought it was

• A. haunted
• B. luxurious
• C. in disrepair

7. A man is most likely to dig FEVERISHLY if he is digging

• A. a tunnel
• B. on a hot day
• C. for buried treasures

8. One would be most likely to enjoy his/her ACCOMMODATIONS

• A. on a cruise
• B. on a train trip
• C. at a vacation resort
• D. all of the above

9. Which job regularly involves making PROPHECIES?

• A. a bank teller
• B. weather forecaster
• C. teacher

10. Captain Smith was chosen for the Titanic's first voyage because he was

• A. a bright, young captain.
• B. the line's most experienced captain.
• C. meant to be the Titanic's permanent captain.
• D. involved in the original planning for the Titanic.