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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Red Scare.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first race riot of the Red Summer took place in what US state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Georgia.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Texas.

2. How many individuals did Ogden find criminally liable for the tragic events of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. In what location did one of "the largest and most devastating riots of all" NOT "take place" (72) during the period known as the Red Summer?
(a) Macon, Georgia.
(b) Elaine, Arkansas.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Washington, D.C.

4. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) began their long journey in what American city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Oakland.
(d) New York City.

5. What gesture was involved in Royal Albert Leeman's successful efforts to save lives during the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) He waved his arms.
(b) He raised one arm in the air.
(c) He used semaphore.
(d) He tipped his hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In front of what location are the suffragists picketing, in the photograph included just prior to the opening of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote?

2. In what year did the Bolsheviks take over a particular country and establish a Communist dictatorship?

3. The politician who held up a blank sheet of paper during a speech claimed that it contained the names of how many Communist members of the US State Department?

4. Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and served as head of state from 1917 to 1922?

5. The May Day parade in Cleveland ended with how many people having been arrested?

(see the answer key)

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