Exploring the Titanic - Robert D. Ballard

Why is the 1898 Titan story so eerily coincidental?

• The name of the ship is similar. 
• The fate of the ship is similar. 
• Both name and fate are similar. 
• There is no coincidence

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In the words of one eye witness, she (The Titanic) had "a rudder as big as an elm tree...propellers as bag as a windmill..." Based upon this observation, which of the following could the reader infer? 

• The Titanic was an ordinary ocean liner. 
• The titanic was a grand and luxurious vessel. 
• The Titanic was similar to other ships of the era. 
• The Titanic's appearance would be easy to duplicate. 

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With nine decks, she was as high as an eleven-story building. This line contains an example of which device?

• allusion

• personification

• idiom

• simile

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The Titanic was nicknamed "the Unsinkable Ship." This is an example of which of the following? 

• irony
• idiom
• allusion
• exposition

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Who was the captain of Titanic

• Captain George Jones
• Captain Jack Sparrow
• Captain Edward Smith
• Captain Edward Jones

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Titanic was built how many years after The Wreck of the Titan was written?

• One hundred

• Fourteen

• Seventy-five

• Ten

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Jack Thayer was traveling as a ____class passenger.

• First
• Second
• Third
• Crew

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How many iceberg warnings had Titanic received? 

• 3
• 7
• 10
• 5

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Ruth Becker was traveling ___ class. 

• First
• Second
• Third
• Crew

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On April 15, 1912, at 4:20 a.m., which ship came to rescue the survivors?  

• Olympic
• Carpathia
• Californian
• Caronia

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