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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 5.5 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

3. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?
(a) $35 million.
(b) $50 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $20 million.

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

5. How many trains do reporters charter from Pittsburgh to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had the yardmaster, Walkinshaw, been working the day of the flood?

2. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?

3. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?

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

5. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?

(see the answer key)

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