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WorksheetsTitanic: Chapters 1-4 Quizziz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
How was the Titanic different from the Olympic?
The Titanic was launched first.
The Titanic was larger and weighed more.
The Titanic had first class staterooms, and a cafe (Café Parisien) with French waiters.
All of these.
Why was Captain Smith's nickname the "millionaires' captain?"
He had a lot of money.
Many upper-class passengers would only travel on the ships he commanded.
He was an upper-class man.
He and the upper-class passengers traveled to high dollar places.
Why did Joe Mulholland decide not to sail on the Titanic?
He thought that Jenny, the ship's cat, carrying her kittens off the boat one by one was a bad omen.
He thought that the ship's size was too large to survive the voyage.
He knew there was ice in the Atlantic Ocean.
He had a bad feeling about the number of lifeboats on board.
How is Thomas Andrews' character described?
hardworking, considerate, caring
rude and lazy
inconsiderate and brass
nice
"For Thomas Andrews, this magnificent ship was the culmination of years of hard work and planning."
What does the word culmination mean as it is used here?
The beginning of a long task
a small boat
to come to a climactic point of something such as the end of an event
To provide what is needed or required
Why were there not enough lifeboats on the Titanic?
The passengers were miscounted, so the number of lifeboats was not enough for the number of people.
The rules for the number of lifeboats had not been updated since larger ships had been built, so they were only required to have 16.
The number of lifeboats was based on the staterooms. And there were more passengers than rooms.
The ship was unsinkable; it did not need life boats.
Why were the men that worked in the boiler rooms called the "black gang?"
They work black uniforms.
Their arms and faces were usually covered in coal dust.
The location of their job was in the belly of the ship, which was black.
It was dark in the boiler rooms.
Lawrence Beesley had resigned from his job. What was his job?
Science teacher
Preacher
Engineer
Farmer
In the gymnasium there were two machines that replicated two different animal exercises. What were they?
an ostrich and a pony
zebra and a mule
llama and an elephant
camel and horse
"...so those who were getting on, mostly rich Irish immigrants in third class, were ferried out to the ship on two tenders..."
Based on the context of the sentence, what does "tenders" mean?
an airplane
a small boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship
a jet ski used to carry one person at a time to a new location
a large and powerful boat used to transport passengers
What did Alfie do to show he was no longer a child?
wear long trousers
blew out 16 birthday candles
tell everyone his age
wear the shirt he got for his birthday
What were the most important messages that the Titanic would get?
messages to passengers from their families back home
messages congratulating the ship on its maiden voyage
messages from the chef about lunch
messages from other ships warning the Titanic of the ice ahead
Letters/messages marked with "MSG" always had to be delivered where?
the drawing room
the mailroom
the bridge
Captain Smith's stateroom
Why was there a concern for a flat, calm sea?
This meant there was a storm coming.
There would be no gentle waves to help the passengers easily drift off to sleep.
There would be no breeze to create ripples to make the ice and ice bergs easier to see.
There would be nothing to melt the ice.
"After a hearty breakfast, he attended church service and spent a pleasant day reading and chatting with fellow passengers."
What does the word hearty mean here?
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
important; famous
of similar character
Wholesome and substantial
Which one is NOT one of the reasons that the message warning the Titanic of ice never made it to the bridge?
The message did not contain the prefix "MSG."
Harold Bride was off duty taking a nap. Both operators were trying to catch up on sleep because of equipment repair.
Jack Phillips was swamped with passenger messages.
There was no one to deliver the message to the bridge.
Who was the first person to notice the iceberg?
Lawrence Beasley
Frederick Fleet
Captain Smith
Officer Moody
What was fifth Officer William Murdoch's plan to avoid the iceberg?
steer around the iceberg to make the impact less damaging than a head-on collision.
turn the ship around
ask another crew member to take over
to stop the ship to avoid hitting the iceberg
Who was to blame for the ship hitting the iceberg?
Fifth Officer Murdoch
Captain Smith
There is no one person to blame; multiple things happened that had an impact on the accident.
Jack Phillips and Harold Bride, the wireless operators
"An amateur military historian and writer, Colonel Gracie..."
What does the word amateur mean in the excerpt above?
a person who is learning from a skilled employer
engaging or engaged in without payment; nonprofessional
a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another
display one's wealth or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others
