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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Carnegie & Partners.
(b) Hart LLC.
(c) Mellon & Sons.
(d) Quinn & Family.

3. What was the last name of the first white settlers that came to Johnstown in 1771?
(a) Fulton.
(b) Adams.
(c) Smith.
(d) Jones.

4. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?
(a) Little Conemaugh and Sandy Vale.
(b) Little Conemaugh and Stony Creek.
(c) Stony Creek and Sandy Vale.
(d) Mineral Point and Little Conemaugh.

5. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?
(a) 17.
(b) 4.
(c) 15.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?

2. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?

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

4. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?

5. What landmark is mentioned as reaching to the heavens in Chapter 1 that can be seen in the Johnstown newspaper?

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