Fire Hits Shipping Terminal

Fire Hits Shipping Terminal

Assessment

Interactive Video

Business, History, Journalism

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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A fire in Jersey City presents a new challenge for federal agents investigating sabotage. The Clyde Mallory terminal suffered nearly $1,000,000 in damages, with two out of three large piers destroyed despite being double guarded. Fortunately, the liner Seminole, valued at $1.5 million, managed to escape with only minor scorching.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What new challenge are federal agents facing in Jersey City?

A natural disaster

A new fire safety regulation

A problem with sabotage

A financial crisis

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much damage was caused at the Clyde Mallory terminal?

$500,000

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$1,500,000

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unusual about the security of the destroyed piers?

They were double guarded

They were guarded by a single guard

They were not guarded at all

They had no security cameras

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many of the major piers were destroyed?

None

All three

Two out of three

One out of three

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome for the liner Seminole during the fire?

It suffered a minor scorching

It was completely destroyed

It sank

It was unaffected

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