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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?
(a) Declining cost of living.
(b) Low taxes.
(c) No debt.
(d) High birth rate.

2. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?
(a) Hess.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Deckert.

3. 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) Stony Creek Cemetery.
(d) Mineral Point Cemetery.

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

5. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?
(a) Rev. Chal Dick.
(b) Rev. John Fulton.
(c) Rev. David Beale.
(d) Rev. H.L. Chapman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?

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

4. Who owns the South Fork dam?

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

(see the answer key)

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