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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) The man came from the lake.
(b) The great flood.
(c) Sailboats on the mountain.
(d) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.

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

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

4. What is the South Fork Creek described as being the perfect one of in Chapter 3?
(a) River.
(b) Flow.
(c) Torrent.
(d) Spectacle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?

2. What is the name of Hettie Ogle's daughter that is with her during the flood?

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

4. What is the name of the engineer of the Chicago Limited?

5. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

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