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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rides back and forth on horseback trying to exhort the men to dig harder on fixing the dam in Chapter 3?
(a) John G. Parke.
(b) John Fulton.
(c) John Hess.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

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

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

4. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?
(a) The state of Pennsylvania.
(b) The mayor of Johnstown.
(c) Cambria Iron.
(d) Andrew Carnegie.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?

3. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?

4. What is the name of the telegraph operator who recalls a man running to her tower in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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