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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people died in Mineral Point in Chapter 4?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

2. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?
(a) The state of Pennsylvania.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) The mayor of Johnstown.
(d) Cambria Iron.

3. In what section of the train did a passenger have to jump over, crawl under, or run around in order to escape the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) The caboose.
(b) Section 2.
(c) Section 1.
(d) The front car.

4. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?
(a) George T. Swank.
(b) W. Horace Rose.
(c) James B. Scott.
(d) Daniel Johnson Morrell.

5. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?
(a) Henry Bessemer.
(b) Frank Deckert.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Pitcairn's first interest in the dam come after it wrecks railroad property?

2. At what time do a carpenter and his wife stagger into town and report that there is hardly a building left standing in Johnstown?

3. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?

4. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

5. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?

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