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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 brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?
(a) Robert Pitcairn.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Frank Deckert.
(d) Henry Bessemer.

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

3. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Bidwell.
(b) Elder.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Ehrenfeld.

4. 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) 80 feet.
(d) 70 feet.

5. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?
(a) 47.
(b) 60.
(c) 23.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?

2. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?

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

4. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?

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

(see the answer key)

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