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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?
(a) 4.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 23.

2. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Quinn & Family.
(b) Carnegie & Partners.
(c) Mellon & Sons.
(d) Hart LLC.

3. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

4. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?
(a) Mineral Point.
(b) Cresson.
(c) Stony Creek.
(d) East Conemaugh.

5. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?
(a) W. Horace Rose.
(b) W.H. Pickerell.
(c) John Hess.
(d) Emma Ehrenfeld.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?

5. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?

(see the answer key)

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