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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?
(a) The Old Reservoir.
(b) Stony Creek.
(c) The Little Conemaugh.
(d) Mineral Point.

2. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?
(a) Henry Clay Frick.
(b) Robert Pitcairn.
(c) John Fulton.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

3. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?
(a) The Call.
(b) The Tribune.
(c) The Beagle.
(d) The Times.

4. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?
(a) George T. Swank.
(b) Henry Clay Frick.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Benjamin F. Ruff.

5. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?
(a) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(b) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.
(c) Johnstown Hunting Club.
(d) Stony Creek Fishing Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

2. Who owns the South Fork dam?

3. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?

4. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?

5. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

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