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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In front of what location are the suffragists picketing, in the photograph included just prior to the opening of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote?
(a) The Executive Mansion.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The Washington Memorial.

2. In what month was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) July.

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

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?
(a) Cook.
(b) Barrel-maker.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Blacksmith.

5. Which type of official first presented Congress "with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote" (36) in 1878?
(a) An attorney general.
(b) A senator.
(c) A vice-president.
(d) A secretary of state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job was Frank McManus performing when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?

2. USIA bought up as much molasses as possible before Prohibition in order to make and sell what type of alcohol?

3. The construction of the container owned by USIA "was overseen by" (13) what type of person, rather than an engineer?

4. Who was the main organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention?

5. How many children were standing near the container, scraping molasses off the tank, at the time of the disaster?

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