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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 manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?
(a) James B. Scott.
(b) Daniel Johnson Morrell.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) George T. Swank.

2. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Ehrenfeld.
(b) Heiser.
(c) Elder.
(d) Bidwell.

3. 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) Heiser.
(b) Deckert.
(c) Quinn.
(d) Hess.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?

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

3. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?

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

5. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?

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