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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?
(a) The Methodist Church.
(b) Town hall.
(c) A stone viaduct.
(d) The prison.

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

3. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1865.

4. What town is Pitcairn the supreme commander of on the rail line?
(a) Cresson.
(b) Mineral Point.
(c) Altoona.
(d) Pittsburgh.

5. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?
(a) Samuel S. Miller.
(b) John Fulton.
(c) Henry Phipps.
(d) Charles Reade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?

2. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?

3. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?

4. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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