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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage formed?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1917.

2. What job was Royal Albert Leeman performing when he helped avoid a greater death toll than the Great Molasses Flood had already caused?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Auto mechanic.
(c) Brakeman.
(d) Engineer.

3. The largest-ever suffrage parade attracted about how many participants?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. Who was the main organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention?
(a) Sally Jones.
(b) Susan B. Anthony.
(c) Erin A. Sargent.
(d) Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

5. World War I began in July of which year?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1914.

6. The group referred to as the "suffrage pilgrims" (45) stopped by the home of new president Woodrow Wilson, who lived in what state?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maryland.
(d) New Jersey.

7. How many Western states had already granted women the right to vote by the time a national women's suffrage law was passed?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 21.

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

9. 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?
(a) Herman.
(b) Walt.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Hugh.

10. What job was Frank McManus performing when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?
(a) He was a policeman.
(b) He was a streetsweeper.
(c) He was a firefighter.
(d) He was a paramedic.

11. Sandler states, "One of the NWP's main strategies was that of" (47) taking what action?
(a) Sending telegrams.
(b) Lobbying.
(c) Selling pamphlets.
(d) Fundraising.

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

13. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) ended their trek in what American city?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

14. It is estimated that the waves of molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood moved at how many miles per hour?
(a) 35.
(b) 60.
(c) 22.
(d) 12.

15. Which member of the Clougherty family reportedly rode his bed along the speeding river of molasses?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Martin.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Stephen.

Short Answer Questions

1. The National American Woman Suffrage Association convention attended by Alice Paul took place in what year?

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

3. How many feet high was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?

4. By 1916, the membership of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage had grown to what size?

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

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