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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the main organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention?
(a) Sally Jones.
(b) Erin A. Sargent.
(c) Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
(d) Susan B. Anthony.

2. In what city was the annual convention held by the National American Woman Suffrage Association the year Alice Paul attended?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Macon.
(c) Charleston.
(d) New York City.

3. Before Ogden ruled that USIA would be held financially responsible for the harm it caused to victims of the flood, how many other corporations had been deemed liable for their actions in such a way?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

4. In what year was the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage formed?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1901.

5. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) began their long journey in what American city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Oakland.
(d) Boston.

6. In what year was the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) created, with Susan B. "Anthony as its main driving force" (37)?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1881.

7. What job was Royal Albert Leeman performing when he helped avoid a greater death toll than the Great Molasses Flood had already caused?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Brakeman.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Engineer.

8. How many women were part of the group who called themselves the "suffrage pilgrims" (41)?
(a) 32.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 16.

9. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

10. In what year was the molasses container originally built?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1917.

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

12. In what year did Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the National Woman's Party (NWP), a group Sandler calls "the most effective of all the women's groups" (47)?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1913.

13. Which of his siblings was Martin surprised to pull up out of the molasses during the flood?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Meredith.
(d) Bridget.

14. What kind of metal was used to build the molasses container?
(a) Alloy.
(b) Copper.
(c) Aluminum.
(d) Steel.

15. What is the title of the drawing created in 1915 that depicts "a torch-bearing woman" (38) striding across the United States?
(a) The Freedom.
(b) The Cause.
(c) The Truth.
(d) The Awakening.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1910, the area of Boston affected by the Great Molasses Flood had a population of 28,000 Italians. How large was the total population of that area?

2. How many millions of gallons of molasses were inside the tank when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?

3. Which amendment was concerned with women's right to vote?

4. In what state was the Seneca Falls Convention held?

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

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