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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A reporter from which newspaper described the sounds associated with the disaster called the Great Molasses Flood?

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

3. What job did the man have who ended up being tossed into the harbor after narrowly escaping other perils in the Great Molasses Flood?

4. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?

5. How many feet high was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?

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