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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. When Frank McManus called for help after watching the tank's top blow off, he said, "There's a wave of molasses coming down" (16) which street?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Marigold.
(c) Occidental.
(d) Commercial.

2. What did the Washington, D.C. police do when "many of the marchers were grabbed, shoved, and knocked down" (46) during Alice Paul's suffrage parade?
(a) They arrested the marchers.
(b) They called off the march.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They arrested the culprits.

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

4. 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.

5. In what year was the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) created, with Susan B. "Anthony as its main driving force" (37)?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1881.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was the Seneca Falls Convention held?

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

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?

4. How many millions of gallons of molasses were inside the tank when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?

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

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