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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) Pont Neuf.
(c) Colisseum.
(d) Big Ben.

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

4. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?
(a) John Fulton.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Robert Pitcairn.
(d) Henry Clay Frick.

5. What is the name of the Pittsburgh clubmen's president and manager in Chapter 3?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) Charles Reade.
(c) Col. Elias J. Unger.
(d) Henry Clay Frick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?

2. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?

3. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?

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

5. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?

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