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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?
(a) Stony Creek Fishing Club.
(b) Johnstown Hunting Club.
(c) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(d) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.

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

4. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?

3. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?

4. At what time does the dam simply move away in a push at the end of Chapter 3?

5. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?

(see the answer key)

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