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The Titanic Sinks Ch. 9-12

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True/False: Passengers at first were in denial of sinking and refused to load lifeboats.

(a)  

2.

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.

a)

Every man for himself

b)

young couples

c)

women and children

d)

elderly

3.

True/False: Lifeboats were being loaded at full capacity in the beginning.

(a)  

4.

True/False: Rumors were being spread that Titanic was not going to sink because it missed the iceberg.

(a)  

5.

True/False: Band began playing sad hymns.

(a)  

6.

True/False: Survivors in lifeboats could see Titanic sinking.

(a)  

7.

True/False: Stokers continued keeping boilers on so they could keep the ship from sinking.

(a)  

8.

Which ship was the closest to Titanic?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Olympic

c)

Carpathia

d)

Californian

9.

Who were the owners of Macy's department store?

a)

John Jacob Astor

b)

Lady Duff Gordon

c)

Isador/Ida Strauss

d)

Archibald Gracie

10.

True/False: Ruth was separated from her family.

(a)  

11.

True/False: Ruth said she could still see lifeboats on deck but were not being loaded.

(a)  

12.

True/False: Third class was told to wait to load lifeboats.

(a)  

13.

True/False: Several men were able to get on lifeboats in unethical ways.

(a)  

14.

True/False: Officers can no longer see lights from Carpathia.

(a)  

15.

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.

(a)  

16.

Who managed to get on a lifeboat while women and children were still on board?

a)

Captain Smith

b)

John Jacob Astor

c)

Bruce Ismay

d)

Harold Bride

17.

Which ship said they would come but would take over 4 hours to arrive?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Californian

c)

Carpathia

d)

Olympic