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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) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) Frank Deckert.
(c) Henry Bessemer.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

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

3. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?
(a) Railroad station.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Streetlights.

4. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?
(a) Cyrus Elder.
(b) Dr. Robert Montgomery.
(c) Robert Pitcairn.
(d) Henry Clay Frick.

5. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1895.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?

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

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

5. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?

(see the answer key)

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