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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 place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?
(a) The Old Reservoir.
(b) Mineral Point.
(c) The Little Conemaugh.
(d) Stony Creek.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) Charles Reade.
(b) Chal Dick.
(c) John G. Parke.
(d) Frank Deckert.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

4. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?

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

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