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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the institute started by Smith after publication of the book?
(a) Institute for the Study of Health and Fire Safety.
(b) Foundation for the Health and Safety of American Firefighters.
(c) Firefighters United for Health and Safety.
(d) American Firefighters Health and Safety Institute.

2. How did Smith remember details for the book while working full-time?
(a) By writing daily.
(b) Byinterviewing fellow firefighters,
(c) By dictating into a tape recorder.
(d) By simply relying on his memory.

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

4. How many injured people were found in the Kelly Street apartment?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What is one example of a booby trap sometimes left by arsonists?
(a) Locked doors to trap firefighters.
(b) Broken glass left on the floors.
(c) Gasoline cans that will explode as the fire spreads.
(d) A piece of linoleum covering a hole in an upper floor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Smith call firefighters the most "ubiquitous" civil servants?

3. In which borough did Smith serve?

4. How did Smith feel when first approached about writing a memoir of firefighting?

5. To which publication did Dennis Smith write a letter that caught the attention of editors?

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