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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 color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Orange.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

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

3. How many feet wide was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 20.
(b) 35.
(c) 90.
(d) 50.

4. In what month of 1919 did the Great Molasses Flood take place?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) June.

5. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?
(a) It was too thick.
(b) It was too flexible.
(c) It was rusty.
(d) It was too thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. During World War I, molasses and what substance were mixed with ammonium nitrate in order to make explosives?

2. 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?

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

4. What job was Royal Albert Leeman performing when he helped avoid a greater death toll than the Great Molasses Flood had already caused?

5. How many feet high was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?

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