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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Strep Throat.
(d) Chicken Pox.

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

4. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?
(a) Dr. Robert Montgomery.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Henry Clay Frick.
(d) Robert Pitcairn.

5. What is the name of Hettie Ogle's daughter that is with her during the flood?
(a) Julie.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Heather.
(d) Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?

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

3. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?

4. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the newspaper in Johnstown?

(see the answer key)

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