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Mary celeste quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Mary Celeste?

a)

a lawyer

b)

a Boat

c)

A Dog

d)

a Turtle

2.

what did captain Morehouse see through his spy glass?

4 lines
3.

Was the captain on Mary celeste captain Morehouse?

a)

true

b)

false

4.

according to the text, how did the dei gratia's crew know that the mary celeste had been missing for a while?

a)

the log book had only been filled out a few times

b)

the ship didn't look as if it had been lived in for a long time

c)

it had been over a week since the log book had been filled out

d)

someone had written the date that they left in the log book

e)

the lifeboat was nowhere in sight on the ocean

5.

Petroleum is used for...

a)

fuel

b)

drinking

c)

cleaning

6.

A chronometer is the very accurate ships _____.

a)

t.v.

b)

stopwatch

c)

timer

d)

clock

7.

"other theories have stayed afloat over time" line 20. This suggests that:

a)

a lot of people believe the passengers left the ship due to a leak

b)

experts cant decide which theory is the most believable

c)

a number of theories still haven't been proved wrong

d)

some theories don't have any evidence to support them

e)

a lot of the theories contradict each other

8.

Bonus Question: What do you think about the story?

a)

It was very interesting, I love mistery

b)

It was boring, I didn't like it

c)

I want to read more stories like this!

d)

I didn't read the story

9.

What is it called when a ship's crew revolts against the captain?

a)

a disaster

b)

terrible

c)

mutiny

d)

a protest

10.

which of the following is not mentioned in the text as a theory?

a)

the mary celeste was attacked by a sea creature

b)

the mary celeste was heading for a whirlpool, so the crew jumped out

c)

the crew of the MC were taken by aliens

d)

the MC as invaded by the crew from the dei gratia

e)

the crew left the MC because of a waterspout

11.

How many members were in the boat?

a)

33

b)

22

c)

11

d)

55

12.

What did the Ship cross?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean to Italy

b)

The Atlantic Ocean to Spain

c)

The Pacific Ocean to Italy

d)

The Indic Ocean to Italy

13.

which of the following is not mentioned in the text as a theory?

a)

the mary celeste was attacked by a sea creature

b)

the mary celeste was heading for a whirlpool, so the crew jumped out

c)

the crew of the MC were taken by aliens

d)

the MC as invaded by the crew from the dei gratia

e)

the crew left the MC because of a waterspout

14.

which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

a)

how long the mary celeste was at sea before it was located

b)

where the mary celeste was found

c)

who was in charge of writing the mary celeste's log book

d)

where the possessions of the mary celeste's crew were discovered

e)

what the dei gratia's crew might have gained from finding the ship

15.

Where does a sailor sleep?

a)

in his bed

b)

on the top deck

c)

the berth

d)

bunkbeds