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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 place best known for many sporting houses?
(a) Quinn's.
(b) Lizzie Thompson's.
(c) Bert's Pub.
(d) Reade's.

2. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Mineral Point Cemetery.
(b) Sandy Vale Cemetery.
(c) Johnstown Cemetery.
(d) Stony Creek Cemetery.

3. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?
(a) The Call.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Tribune.
(d) The Beagle.

4. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?
(a) 250.
(b) 500.
(c) 600.
(d) 700.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?

2. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?

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

4. What is the name of the brilliant English chemist who founded a contemporary process of producing steel?

5. What is the title of Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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