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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. How many millions of gallons of molasses were inside the tank when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?
(a) 47.
(b) 11.4.
(c) 2.3.
(d) 321.

2. A reporter from which newspaper described the sounds associated with the disaster called the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) The Boston Herald.
(b) The Boston Review.
(c) The Boston Gazette.
(d) The Boston Post.

3. Modern studies have shown that the two causes of the Great Molasses Flood were shoddy construction and an explosion caused by what?
(a) Fermentation.
(b) A lit cigarette.
(c) A bomb.
(d) Arson.

4. What was the first name of Ogden, the man who was put in charge of determining criminal and civil liability for USIA after the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Herman.
(d) Walt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?

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

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

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

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

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