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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1875.

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

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

4. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 72 feet by 900 feet.
(b) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(c) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(d) 60 feet by 600 feet.

5. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) Joseph Schantz.
(b) W. Horace Rose.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) Henry Phipps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

3. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?

4. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?

5. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?

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