Why didn’t the Californian respond to the Titanic’s calls for help?
"R.M.S Titanic" Review

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Adam McKeehan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The captain of the Californian was afraid to risk the lives of his crew and passengers.
The Californian had not received the CQD calls because her radio operator was asleep.
The ship’s crew did not see the rocket flares.
The ship had already turned away and did not want to turn back.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What could have been done to prevent the Titanic tragedy?
Nothing; it was doomed from the start.
The ship could have been going faster, thereby crushing the iceberg.
The band could have stopped playing sooner.
The ship could have heeded the iceberg warnings.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains objective detail?
“The greatest ship in the world has sunk.”
“Out of the dark she came, a vast, dim, white, monstrous shape directly in the Titanic’s path.”
“The monster was almost upon them now.”
“She was not the largest ship afloat, but was believed to be the safest.”
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following pieces is a primary source?
"Through The Tunnel"
“R.M.S. Titanic”
“From a Lifeboat”
"The Crucible"
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following pieces is a secondary source?
“From a Lifeboat”
“The Seventh Man”
“R.M.S. Titanic”
“A Fireman’s Story”
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is true about the information provided in “A Fireman’s Story”?
It is an emotional account of a man's experience during the sinking.
It includes many details about the physical condition of the ship.
It is an entirely objective account of true events.
It includes the Italian woman’s thoughts.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Early on, why were lifeboats lowered to the water only partially full?
Because the passengers preferred to go down with the ship
Because there were plenty of other lifeboats to use
Because men were not allowed to go into the lifeboats
Because the passengers did not really believe that the Titanic was sinking
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