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

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

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

4. For how many months had World War I been over when 1919 began?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. 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) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Frank McManus called for help after watching the tank's top blow off, he said, "There's a wave of molasses coming down" (16) which street?

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

4. A reporter from which newspaper described the sounds associated with the disaster called the Great Molasses Flood?

5. Which of his siblings was Martin surprised to pull up out of the molasses during the flood?

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