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

2. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

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

4. 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) 30,000.
(b) 49,000.
(c) 64,000.
(d) 99,000.

5. "Over" how many "individuals and companies filed lawsuits against USIA" (29) in the aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 300.
(b) 25.
(c) 425.
(d) 125.

Short Answer Questions

1. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?

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 of the children standing near the container at the time of the disaster survived the event?

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

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

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