WorksheetsThe Titanic Sinks Ch. 9-12
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 15mins
True/False: Passengers at first were in denial of sinking and refused to load lifeboats.
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What code of conduct is an unofficial guideline that states that in a life-threatening situation, ___ should be saved first. This is typically done when survival resources like lifeboats are limited, such as when abandoning ship.
Every man for himself
young couples
women and children
elderly
True/False: Lifeboats were being loaded at full capacity in the beginning.
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True/False: Rumors were being spread that Titanic was not going to sink because it missed the iceberg.
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True/False: Band began playing sad hymns.
(a)
True/False: Survivors in lifeboats could see Titanic sinking.
(a)
True/False: Stokers continued keeping boilers on so they could keep the ship from sinking.
(a)
Which ship was the closest to Titanic?
Frankfurt
Olympic
Carpathia
Californian
Who were the owners of Macy's department store?
John Jacob Astor
Lady Duff Gordon
Isador/Ida Strauss
Archibald Gracie
True/False: Ruth was separated from her family.
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True/False: Ruth said she could still see lifeboats on deck but were not being loaded.
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True/False: Third class was told to wait to load lifeboats.
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True/False: Several men were able to get on lifeboats in unethical ways.
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True/False: Officers can no longer see lights from Carpathia.
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True/False: Lifeboats were told to stay close to Titanic in case they needed to load more passengers but they were afraid of the suction.
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Who managed to get on a lifeboat while women and children were still on board?
Captain Smith
John Jacob Astor
Bruce Ismay
Harold Bride
Which ship said they would come but would take over 4 hours to arrive?
Frankfurt
Californian
Carpathia
Olympic
