Titanic Test Review

Why don’t the on-duty lookouts realize right away that Titanic has hit an iceberg?

• They do not see the iceberg at all.

• They are only watching the left side of the ship.

• They see the front of the ship miss the iceberg, so they think all is OK.

• They are not prepared for the crash.

When Titanic hits the iceberg, most of the passengers

• Know right away that the ship has hit an iceberg

• Rush to get on the lifeboats.

• Feel or hear something strange, but aren’t sure what it is.

• Hurry to find a member of the crew to find out what happened.

Which description makes the jolt of hitting the iceberg sound most dangerous?

• “Isn’t it funny…we’re landing.”

• “…the ship seemed to roll over ‘a thousand marbles.’”

• “…that thud…the grinding, tearing sound…”

• “…it was like a heavy wave striking the ship.”

The double bottom of Titanic

• Was never found.

• Had a large hole in it from the iceberg.

• Was found stretched out, as if the bow had hung down from it.

• Did not break apart at all.

What did eyewitnesses see the stern do before sinking?

• Sink in a spiral motion

• Sink straight down

• Settle back and float

• Smash apart

What makes the team think the stern sank in a spiral motion?

• There was smeared mud to the left and a lot of debris to the right of it.

• It was found completely and upright on the sea floor.

• The entire double bottom of the ship was still attached to it.

• The deckhouse was found buried underneath the stern.

The team concludes that Titanic

• Sank because she was a weak ship.

• Did not survive as long as she should have.

• Sank because she was poorly designed.

• Broke apart because of stresses that no ship could survive.

The images of people on the ship and in lifeboats

• Are from movies made about Titanic.

• Add drama to the documentary.

• Show some things eyewitnesses reported seeing.

• All the above.

If you indulge a person,

• You stop that person from doing something.

• You allow that person to do something.

• You take away something that person wants.

• You make the person give you something.

Fill in the blank: A mountain might ______ if there was an earthquake nearby.

• shudder

• indulge

• ominous

• none of the above