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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Red Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city did Al Capone move in the year 1920?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York City.

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?
(a) 9.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. According to the prestigious organization called Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) how many black people were killed during the Elaine Massacre?
(a) 111.
(b) 34.
(c) 237.
(d) 58.

4. USIA bought up as much molasses as possible before Prohibition in order to make and sell what type of alcohol?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Tequila.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which black author and activist coined the term "the Red Summer" (66)?

2. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?

3. What newspaper was "the most widely read black publication" (67) in the year 1919?

4. The period referred to as the Red Summer actually ended in which month of 1919?

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

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