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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of official first presented Congress "with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote" (36) in 1878?
(a) A senator.
(b) A vice-president.
(c) A secretary of state.
(d) An attorney general.

2. The official program for Alice Paul's suffrage parade consisted of how many pages?
(a) 120.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

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?
(a) Cook.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Barrel-maker.

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. By 1916, the membership of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage had grown to what size?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 350,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 1 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?

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

3. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) began their long journey in what American city?

4. The largest-ever suffrage parade took place in what city in November of a particular year?

5. World War I began in July of which year?

(see the answer key)

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