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

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

3. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?
(a) Jims.
(b) Hokies.
(c) Oklahomas.
(d) Hunkies.

4. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?
(a) 200th.
(b) 75th.
(c) 50th.
(d) 100th.

5. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1808.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?

2. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?

3. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?

4. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

5. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?

(see the answer key)

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