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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item, along with rude rafts, do the families of Johnstown pull in the streets during the storm?
(a) Sleds.
(b) Boats.
(c) Spring wagons.
(d) Chuck wagons.

2. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) W. Horace Rose.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) Joseph Schantz.
(d) Henry Phipps.

3. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) Charles Reade.
(b) Frank Deckert.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) John G. Parke.

4. What is the death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) One in five.
(b) One in three.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in six.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?

2. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

3. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?

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

5. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?

(see the answer key)

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