1919 The Year That Changed America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Martin W. Sandler
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 150 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

1919 The Year That Changed America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Martin W. Sandler
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

2. "Over" how many "individuals and companies filed lawsuits against USIA" (29) in the aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood?
(a) 425.
(b) 125.
(c) 25.
(d) 300.

3. What objects were kept burning day and night in the tactic the NWP named, "Watchfires of Freedom" (55)?
(a) Copies of birth certificates.
(b) Garter belts.
(c) Copies of President Woodrow Wilson's speeches.
(d) Socks.

4. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) ended their trek in what American city?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. In what year was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1879.

6. Whose idea was it to hold a suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. at the same time as the US Presidential inauguration?
(a) J. Edgar Hoover's.
(b) Susan B. Anthony's.
(c) Alice Paul's.
(d) Elizabeth Cady Stanton's.

7. Woman's Era was the title of "the first periodical published in the United States" (38) by whom?
(a) White women.
(b) Women.
(c) Black women.
(d) Asian women.

8. Who was the main organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention?
(a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
(b) Susan B. Anthony.
(c) Sally Jones.
(d) Erin A. Sargent.

9. 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) 49,000.
(b) 99,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 64,000.

10. The National American Woman Suffrage Association convention attended by Alice Paul took place in what year?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1915.

11. How old was Alice Paul when she attended the annual convention held by the National American Woman Suffrage Association?
(a) 22.
(b) 17.
(c) 28.
(d) 34.

12. In what state was the Seneca Falls Convention held?
(a) Virginia.
(b) California.
(c) Maryland.
(d) New York.

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

14. In front of what location are the suffragists picketing, in the photograph included just prior to the opening of Chapter 2: Women Get the Vote?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) The Executive Mansion.
(d) The Washington Memorial.

15. The largest-ever suffrage parade took place in what city in November of a particular year?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Oakland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) created, with Susan B. "Anthony as its main driving force" (37)?

2. What gesture was involved in Royal Albert Leeman's successful efforts to save lives during the Great Molasses Flood?

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

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

5. What did the Washington, D.C. police do when "many of the marchers were grabbed, shoved, and knocked down" (46) during Alice Paul's suffrage parade?

(see the answer keys)

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