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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. By 1910, the area of Boston affected by the Great Molasses Flood had a population of 28,000 Italians. How large was the total population of that area?
(a) 99,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 64,000.
(d) 49,000.

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?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

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

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

5. In what year was the molasses container originally built?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1908.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?

2. What gesture was involved in Royal Albert Leeman's successful efforts to save lives during the Great Molasses Flood?

3. What job did the man have who ended up being tossed into the harbor after narrowly escaping other perils in the Great Molasses Flood?

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

5. "Over" how many "individuals and companies filed lawsuits against USIA" (29) in the aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood?

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