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Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Carpathia
"Facts about the Titanic"
Vocabulary
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How many days had the Carpathia been at sea when it received Titanic's call for help?
4 days
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Where did Captain Rostron decide to take the 705 survivors?
Where is New York.
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How many miles apart were the Carpathia and the Titanic when the distress signal went out?
58 miles
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How many days had the Carpathia been to sea when it received Titanic's call for help?
4
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What is the definition of berth?
a place to sleep on a ship
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How many hours did Captain Rostron estimate it would take to get to the wreck?
4 hours
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The survivors looked peculiar as they boarded the rescue ship because....
they wore strange combinations of clothing.
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What instructions did Captain Rostron give so that all power is pumped into the boilers?
He told them to turn off all hot water and heat.
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At what time did the carpathia reach the Titanic's position?
4:00 am
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not very convincing; weak
What is the definition of lamely?
300
Every ___ minutes the Carpathia shot a rocket.
15 minutes
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Why didn't the Carpathia arriving in New York reveal the Titanic's sinking?
The survivors added their own myths/stories.
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What were survivors searching for as they were brought aboard the Carpathia?
Familiar faces
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What 3rd class passenger admitted to wearing a woman’s shawl over his head?
Who is Daniel Buckley.
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something that serves to restore to consciousness or health
What is the definition of restoratives?
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What time did the Titanic send it's final plea?
1:50 a.m.
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What happened to Ismay after the Titanic's sinking?
He retired and remained a recluse on an island in Ireland.
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Why did the arrival of the Carpathia mean little to the people in collapsible B?
They were to busy trying to stay afloat.
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Who reported that the band was playing the Episcopal hymn “Autumn” when the Boat Deck dipped under?
Junior Wireless Operator Harold Bride
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drearily;cheerlessly
What is the definition of bleakly?
500
It was impossible to get information from Carpathia because Captain Rostron...
was saving his radiofor official traffic and private messages from the survivors.
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What did the people on the Carpathia see as daylight came?
lifeboats scattered over a 4-mile area
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How did Lightoller attract the Carpathias attention?
He blew his officer's whistle.
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How much time lapsed between the Titanic hitting the iceberg and sinking?
2 hours and 40 minutes
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reprimand: suggests a severe or stern criticism
What is the definition of rebuke?