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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Rev. T.H. Robinson busy doing during the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Writing in his diary.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Writes a sermon.

2. What is the name of the man that founded the city of Cresson?
(a) Henry Clay Frick.
(b) Dr. Robert Montgomery.
(c) Robert Pitcairn.
(d) Cyrus Elder.

3. Who conducts a church service on Sunday that initially attracts 30 people?
(a) D.W.C. Bidwell.
(b) H.L. Chapman and David Beale.
(c) James B. Scott.
(d) W. Horace Rose and Henry Phipps.

4. Which of the following rumors was not mentioned after the flood?
(a) Prowling thieves.
(b) Drunken brawls.
(c) Murders.
(d) Gangs of toughs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What arrives midweek after the flood to break the jam at the stone bridge?

2. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?

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

4. What is the name of the place in South Fork that was a perfect solution for boating and fishing?

5. How many doctors and nurses did Clara Barton bring with her to help the relief efforts?

(see the answer key)

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