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In an effort to produce the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship
afloat, the British built the Titanic. It was so superior to anything
else on the seas that it was dubbed "unsinkable". So sure of this
were the owners that they provided lifeboats for only 950 of its
5 possible 3.500 passengers.
Many passengers were aboard the night it rammed an iceberg, only two
days at sea and more than half way between England and the New York
destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was
10 impossible to avoid the ghostly looking iceberg. An unextinguished
fire also contributed to the ship's submersion. Panic increased the
number of casualties as people jumped into the icy water or fought
to be among the few to board the lifeboats. Four hours after the
mishap, another ship, the Carpathia, rescued the survivors - less
15 than a third of those originally aboard.
The infamous Titanic enjoyed only two days of sailing glory on its
maiden voyage in 1912 before plunging into 12,000 feet of water near
the coast of Newfoundland, where it lies today.
1. Which of the following is not true?
2. Which of the following did not contribute to large death toll?
3. How many days was the Titanic at sea before sinking?
4. The word unextinguished means most nearly the same as
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