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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) Joseph Schantz.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) Henry Phipps.

2. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 1:00 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

3. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $10,000.

4. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) June 2, 1862.
(b) May 31, 1889.
(c) May 30, 1862.
(d) June 1, 1889.

5. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?
(a) George T. Swank.
(b) W. Horace Rose.
(c) Daniel Johnson Morrell.
(d) James B. Scott.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

2. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

3. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

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

5. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?

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