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

2. How many tons of molasses poured out of the USIA company's huge container, igniting the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 11,000.
(d) 7,000.

3. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

4. The construction of the container owned by USIA "was overseen by" (13) what type of person, rather than an engineer?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A veterinarian.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A stockbroker.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. It is estimated that the waves of molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood moved at how many miles per hour?

3. What kind of establishment did Martin Clougherty own in the North End of Boston?

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

5. 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?

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