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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter 1: An Amazing Event.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job was Frank McManus performing when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?
(a) He was a policeman.
(b) He was a streetsweeper.
(c) He was a paramedic.
(d) He was a firefighter.

2. What was the first name of Ogden, the man who was put in charge of determining criminal and civil liability for USIA after the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) Herman.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Walt.

3. USIA bought up as much molasses as possible before Prohibition in order to make and sell what type of alcohol?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Rum.

4. How many feet high was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

5. How many children were standing near the container, scraping molasses off the tank, at the time of the disaster?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of 1919 did the Great Molasses Flood take place?

2. How many tons of molasses poured out of the USIA company's huge container, igniting the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

3. In what year was the molasses container originally built?

4. What job did the man have who ended up being tossed into the harbor after narrowly escaping other perils in the Great Molasses Flood?

5. "Over" how many "individuals and companies filed lawsuits against USIA" (29) in the aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood?

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