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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?
(a) Pittsburgh Steel.
(b) B & O Railroad.
(c) Johnstown Steel.
(d) Cambria Iron Company.

2. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?
(a) 5:30 p.m.
(b) 1:00 p.m.
(c) 2:30 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

3. What is the name of the brakeman in Section 1 that looks out for himself rather than passengers during the flood?
(a) John Fulton.
(b) Samuel S. Miller.
(c) Henry Phipps.
(d) Charles Reade.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?

3. How many minutes are described as desperate that drown and destroy the city when the wave hits?

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

5. How many frame houses does Cambria Iron rent from the city of Johnstown?

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