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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened when two of the fire trucks collided while responding to a call in Chapter 4?
(a) A bystander was injured.
(b) A firefighter hanging on the back of one truck was badly injured.
(c) A civilian vehicle collided with the trucks.
(d) A bicyclist hit one of the trucks.

3. Why did the plan not work out?
(a) Ladder Co. 31 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(b) There was confusion about which company should respond to which fires.
(c) Engine Co. 82 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(d) Each company had a dramatic increase in calls.

4. What disease did one of the firefighters contract?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) A bacterial infection.
(d) Pneumonia.

5. How many shots did the police officer fire at the fleeing youth in front of the fire station in Chapter 6?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was his wife upset the morning Smith went back to work?

2. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?

3. Why did the firemen call for police assistance while battling the Fox Street fire in Chapter 8?

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

5. How would firefighters have designed a building differently to make firefighting easier, according to Smith?

(see the answer key)

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