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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 company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?
(a) Johnstown Steel.
(b) Cambria Iron Company.
(c) Pittsburgh Steel.
(d) B & O Railroad.

2. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?
(a) Halloween.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Memorial Day.

3. Who is the first flood-related death ever in Johnstown?
(a) Joseph Ross.
(b) Victor Heiser.
(c) Cyrus Elder.
(d) Chal Dick.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?

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

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

4. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?

5. Who owns the South Fork dam?

(see the answer key)

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