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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. It is estimated that the waves of molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood moved at how many miles per hour?
(a) 12.
(b) 22.
(c) 35.
(d) 60.

2. How many individuals did Ogden find criminally liable for the tragic events of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

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

4. How many of the children standing near the container at the time of the disaster survived the event?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?

2. Which member of the Clougherty family reportedly rode his bed along the speeding river of molasses?

3. For how many months had World War I been over when 1919 began?

4. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?

5. What kind of metal was used to build the molasses container?

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