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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. How many individuals did Ogden find criminally liable for the tragic events of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 0.

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

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

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

5. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of his siblings was Martin surprised to pull up out of the molasses during the flood?

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

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

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

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