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

2. Which member of the Clougherty family reportedly rode his bed along the speeding river of molasses?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Martin.

3. 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) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. How many children were standing near the container, scraping molasses off the tank, at the time of the disaster?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. What job did the man have who ended up being tossed into the harbor after narrowly escaping other perils in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) Barrel-maker.
(b) Cook.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Auto mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many of the children standing near the container at the time of the disaster survived the event?

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?

5. For how many months had World War I been over when 1919 began?

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