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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 Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1848.

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

3. In what year did Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the National Woman's Party (NWP), a group Sandler calls "the most effective of all the women's groups" (47)?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1913.

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

5. What is the title of the drawing created in 1915 that depicts "a torch-bearing woman" (38) striding across the United States?
(a) The Truth.
(b) The Freedom.
(c) The Awakening.
(d) The Cause.

6. How many children were standing near the container, scraping molasses off the tank, at the time of the disaster?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

8. 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) Maryland.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

10. 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.

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

12. During World War I, molasses and what substance were mixed with ammonium nitrate in order to make explosives?
(a) Water.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Napalm.
(d) Gunpowder.

13. 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) Hugh.
(b) Herman.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Walt.

14. How many tons of molasses poured out of the USIA company's huge container, igniting the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 11,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 3,000.

15. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Orange.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of official first presented Congress "with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote" (36) in 1878?

2. How many of the children standing near the container at the time of the disaster survived the event?

3. What objects were kept burning day and night in the tactic the NWP named, "Watchfires of Freedom" (55)?

4. 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?

5. In what year was the molasses container originally built?

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