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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Smith.
(b) Jones.
(c) Adams.
(d) Fulton.

3. What is the name of the family who lives in an opulent three-story, red brick house?
(a) Elder.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Frick.
(d) Beale.

4. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?
(a) Mineral Point.
(b) East Conemaugh.
(c) Stony Creek.
(d) Cresson.

5. Who heads the Pittsburgh Relief Committee after Moxham resigns?
(a) John Hess.
(b) James B. Scott.
(c) John Fulton.
(d) Daniel Hartman Hastings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Lake Conemaugh to empty in Chapter 4?

2. What is the title of Chapter 4?

3. How many people died in Mineral Point in Chapter 4?

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

5. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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