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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Strikes and More Strikes - Chapter 6: A Noble Experiment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1919, which American city "was regarded as the crime capital of the United States" (76)?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. Around 150 young men attending which university were brought in to help quell the lawlessness blooming in the absence of Boston's police force?
(a) Brown.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Cornell.
(d) Yale.

3. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?
(a) It was too thick.
(b) It was too thin.
(c) It was rusty.
(d) It was too flexible.

4. When the striking members of the Boston police force returned to work, what happened next?
(a) They were given raises.
(b) They were fired.
(c) They were given longer work hours.
(d) They were given shorter work hours.

5. The "white press" in which area of the country in particular is described as having "made the situation much worse" (73) during the Red Summer?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Senator Joseph McCarthy's first event aimed at inciting a second Red Scare take place?

2. Every black man arrested during the 1919 Elaine Massacre was helped by civil rights groups and all were released by January of what year?

3. 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?

4. According to the prestigious organization called Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) how many black people were killed during the Elaine Massacre?

5. Sandler states, "One of the NWP's main strategies was that of" (47) taking what action?

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