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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 reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?
(a) Chal Dick.
(b) G.W. Brown.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

2. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?
(a) Lake Pennsylvania.
(b) Lake Conemaugh.
(c) Lake Michigan.
(d) Lake Huron.

3. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1795.

4. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 30-40 feet.
(b) 50-60 feet.
(c) 40-50 feet.
(d) 70-80 feet.

5. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?
(a) Railroad station.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Streetlights.
(d) Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?

2. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

3. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?

4. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?

5. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?

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