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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?
(a) 4.
(b) 23.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

2. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?
(a) Halloween.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Memorial Day.

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

4. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) The state of Pennsylvania.
(c) The mayor of Johnstown.
(d) Cambria Iron.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?

3. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?

4. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?

5. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?

(see the answer key)

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