Titanic - Multiple Choice Test

The White Star Line wanted to build large ocean liners
1. to get more people to travel on them
2. to make travel on water cheaper than by air
3. to show how dominant British shipbuilders were
4. to make ships faster
The Titanic could travel at a speed of about
1. 40 km per hour
2. 28 km per hour
3. 70 km per hour
4. 20 km per hour
The bulk was divided into compartments
1. so that the ship could float if a few were filled with water
2. so that people could escape faster
3. because it made the ship faster
4. because steel doors made the ship heavier
The ship was like a
1. floating hotel
2. first class expedition ship
3. business ship
4. large ocean tanker
One reason for the deaths of so many people was that
1. the ship did not have enough life boats
2. New York was too far away
3. it was travelling too far south
4. the ice was too thick
When Captain Smith got messages about nearby icebergs
1. he ignored them
2. he told the first officer to move faster
3. he raised the compartment doors in the bulk
4. he contacted the Carpathia which was nearby
When the Titanic hit the iceberg
1. most passengers hardly heard it
2. it sank immediately
3. most of the passengers were at dinner
4. the ship stopped at once
The nearest rescue ship
1. was two hours away
2. came to the crash site from New York
3. did not hear the distress signal
4. was able to rescue most of the passengers