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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Red Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?
(a) Noon.
(b) 6:30 in the morning.
(c) 3:30 in the afternoon.
(d) 12:30 in the afternoon.

2. World War I began in July of which year?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1921.

3. How many black citizens lived in Forsythe County, Georgia by the end of 1919?
(a) 1500.
(b) 300.
(c) 30.
(d) 0.

4. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The largest-ever suffrage parade took place in what city in November of a particular year?

2. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?

3. Henry A. Stinson, the secretary of war in 1913, promised that if the suffragists encountered trouble during Alice Paul's parade, he would send the cavalry from which nearby fort?

4. In what month of 1913 did Alice Paul's suffrage parade take place?

5. To what city did Al Capone move in the year 1920?

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