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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the young man seen running from the Kelly Street apartment?
(a) He was pronouced DOA at the hospital.
(b) He made a full recovery.
(c) He was burned over 70 percent of his body.
(d) He fled and never went to the hospital.

2. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?
(a) Computers can help firefighters determine the best way to fight a fire.
(b) Computers can project how many fires will occur in a given day.
(c) Computers can help fire trucks find fires faster.
(d) Computers can be used to reduce response times.

3. Why does Smith call firefighters the most "ubiquitous" civil servants?
(a) They respond to calls involving each and every natural and man-made disaster.
(b) They are the most numerous civil servants.
(c) They are the civil servants who most frequently interact with individuals.
(d) They are the best funded of all civil service departments.

4. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?
(a) Espionage.
(b) Wartime.
(c) Police work.
(d) Diplomacy.

5. Why does Smith say there are fewer fires today compared to the period during which he served?
(a) The wider use of fire extinguishers has led to small fires being put out before the fire trucks arrive.
(b) The population has decreased and there are more empty buildings.
(c) There is more intolerance for crime, and radicalism has decreased.
(d) Fire safety codes have made buildings less prone to fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do firefighters get enough oxygen when a building is thick with smoke?

2. Before discovering the culprit, how did Smith describe the fatal fire on Kelly Street?

3. In which city did Smith serve?

4. For which time period did Smith work as a firefighter in the South Bronx?

5. What did the landlord of the Kelly Street apartments do once the youths had spread the gasoline around?

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