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

2. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 500.

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

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. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?
(a) $50 million.
(b) $35 million.
(c) $20 million.
(d) $10 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

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

5. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

(see the answer key)

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