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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 company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?
(a) B & O Railroad.
(b) Cambria Iron Company.
(c) Johnstown Steel.
(d) Pittsburgh Steel.

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

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

4. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?
(a) 50th.
(b) 75th.
(c) 100th.
(d) 200th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?

2. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?

3. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?

4. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?

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

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