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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) November.

2. When Frank McManus called for help after watching the tank's top blow off, he said, "There's a wave of molasses coming down" (16) which street?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Occidental.
(c) Commercial.
(d) Marigold.

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?
(a) Barrel-maker.
(b) Cook.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Blacksmith.

4. 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) 7,000.
(c) 11,000.
(d) 3,000.

5. How many floats participated within Alice Paul's suffrage parade and march in 1913?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Around what time of day did the Great Molasses Flood commence?

3. The National American Woman Suffrage Association convention attended by Alice Paul took place in what year?

4. By 1916, the membership of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage had grown to what size?

5. What job was Frank McManus performing when the Great Molasses Flood occurred?

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