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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The National American Woman Suffrage Association convention attended by Alice Paul took place in what year?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1909.

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

3. In what year was the molasses container originally built?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1919.

4. What kind of establishment did Martin Clougherty own in the North End of Boston?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A bar.
(c) A bank.
(d) A blacksmith.

5. In what month was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) November.

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) Maryland.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New Jersey.

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

8. In what month of 1919 did the Great Molasses Flood take place?
(a) November.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) January.

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

10. By 1910, the area of Boston affected by the Great Molasses Flood had a population of 28,000 Italians. How large was the total population of that area?
(a) 64,000.
(b) 99,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 49,000.

11. How old was Alice Paul when she attended the annual convention held by the National American Woman Suffrage Association?
(a) 17.
(b) 34.
(c) 28.
(d) 22.

12. By 1916, the membership of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage had grown to what size?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 350,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 150,000.

13. How many feet wide was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 20.
(b) 50.
(c) 90.
(d) 35.

14. How many millions of gallons of molasses were inside the tank when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?
(a) 11.4.
(b) 2.3.
(c) 47.
(d) 321.

15. Modern studies have shown that the two causes of the Great Molasses Flood were shoddy construction and an explosion caused by what?
(a) Fermentation.
(b) Arson.
(c) A lit cigarette.
(d) A bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?

3. Sandler states that in the early twentieth century, a woman was unable to legally object if her husband decided to take what action?

4. It is estimated that the waves of molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood moved at how many miles per hour?

5. For how many months had World War I been over when 1919 began?

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