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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) The city of Johnstown.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) The state of Pennsylvania.
(d) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.

2. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?
(a) Oklahomas.
(b) Jims.
(c) Hokies.
(d) Hunkies.

3. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Hart LLC.
(b) Carnegie & Partners.
(c) Quinn & Family.
(d) Mellon & Sons.

4. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Irish.
(d) Welsh.

5. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?
(a) 250.
(b) 700.
(c) 500.
(d) 600.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?

2. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?

3. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?

4. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

5. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?

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