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

2. For how many months had World War I been over when 1919 began?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

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

4. 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) 30,000.
(c) 49,000.
(d) 99,000.

5. 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) Ralph.
(c) Walt.
(d) Hugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. The box marked "Molasses" (26) in Chapter 1: An Amazing Event states that molasses is "produced by boiling juice extracted from" (28) what?

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

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

4. World War I began in July of which year?

5. What color did USIA paint the container in an effort to camouflage its numerous leaks oozing molasses?

(see the answer key)

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