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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter 1: An Amazing Event.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of metal was used to build the molasses container?
(a) Steel.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Copper.
(d) Alloy.

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

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

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

5. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?
(a) 3:30 in the afternoon.
(b) Noon.
(c) 6:30 in the morning.
(d) 12:30 in the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of establishment did Martin Clougherty own in the North End of Boston?

2. How many tons of molasses poured out of the USIA company's huge container, igniting the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

3. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?

4. During World War I, molasses and what substance were mixed with ammonium nitrate in order to make explosives?

5. Analysts determined that the metal used to make the molasses container had what quality?

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