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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 cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Sandy Vale Cemetery.
(b) Johnstown Cemetery.
(c) Mineral Point Cemetery.
(d) Stony Creek Cemetery.

2. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $2,500.

3. 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) 2:30 p.m.
(d) 5:30 p.m.

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

5. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?
(a) Stone Creek Bridge.
(b) Greybeard Bridge.
(c) Lamb's Bridge.
(d) Stony Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?

3. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?

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

5. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?

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