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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?
(a) Andrew Mellon.
(b) Henry Phipps.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) Frank Deckert.

2. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) Colisseum.
(c) Pont Neuf.
(d) Big Ben.

3. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) The state of Pennsylvania.
(c) The city of Johnstown.
(d) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.

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

5. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) May 31, 1889.
(b) May 30, 1862.
(c) June 2, 1862.
(d) June 1, 1889.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

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

4. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?

5. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?

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