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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?
(a) 70 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 60 feet.
(d) 80 feet.

2. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?
(a) Lizzie Thompson's.
(b) Quinn's.
(c) Reade's.
(d) Bert's Pub.

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

5. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(c) 60 feet by 600 feet.
(d) 72 feet by 900 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?

2. What is the title of Chapter 2?

3. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?

4. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?

5. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

(see the answer key)

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