Exploring the Titanic
Exploring the Titanic
The Fate of the Steerage
The Destoyer
Sailing the RMS Titanic
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What is the primary purpose of the visual on pages 108-109?
to inform readers of the class system for the tickets on the Titanic
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***TRIPLE DAILY*** The people located on the lowest level of the Titanic were?
manual workers
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How many lines does this poem have?
12
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What does the "Destroyer" represent?
Iceberg
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What is a theme that is developed in this play?
optimism for the future; diversity of modern society; excessive pride in the face of nature
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About how long did it take the Titanic to sink? 5 hours, 2 hours, 1 day
2 hours
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Who was included among the second-class passengers on the Titanic?
teachers and other professionals
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How many stanzas does this poem have?
1
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What does the word seize mean in line 2?
to take possession of by force
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What word used to describe the Titanic in the drama is proven false by the events that occur?
unsinkable
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***DAILY DOUBLE*** Jack Thayer's comments are an example of
a primary source
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Many people died because what was there too few of?
lifeboats
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What mood do the last 2 lines create? despair, optimism, determined, or jovial
despair
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The poet uses personifcation in line 8 to evoke an image of what? joy, defeat, mystery, or calmness
defeat
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The dialogue, stage directions, sound, and lighting work together to do what at the end of the play?
increase the sense of urgency and desperation
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The Californian did not help the Titanic because
radio operators on the Californian did not receive the message
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What mistake did Captain Smith make?
he ignored warnings about ice ahead
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Which lines show that many people were emigrating from their home countries?
Lines 3 and 4.
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***DAILY DOUBLE**** What mood does this poem mostly suggest? joy, destruction, happiness, nervous
destruction
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In paragraph 10, the word steerage refers to what passengers?
third class; passengers with the cheapest tickets
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"Exploring the Titanic" is an example of what genre?
narrative nonfiction
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What is an example of a primary source included in "Exploring the Titanic"?
Ruth and Jack's comments/observations
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Who were the steerage passengers?
third-class; people with the cheapest tickets
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What does line 5 mean?
the thought that the Titanic was unsinkable was a lie
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The playwright's use of stage directions and dialogue at the beginning of the play does what?
emphasizes the diverse backgrounds of the passengers
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