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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

2. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?
(a) Town hall.
(b) The Methodist Church.
(c) A stone viaduct.
(d) The prison.

3. What society does W. Horace Rose found in Johnstown?
(a) The Honor Society.
(b) The Steel Society.
(c) The Literary Society.
(d) The Opera Society.

4. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Strep Throat.
(b) Measles.
(c) Chicken Pox.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

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

6. What is the name of the two section train that came into Johnstown from Chicago?
(a) Day Express.
(b) Limited.
(c) Night Owl.
(d) The Express.

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

8. What is the name of the family who are described as atypical in comparison with their neighbors in Johnstown?
(a) Bidwell.
(b) Ehrenfeld.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Elder.

9. What birthday is the United States ready to celebrate the year of the Johnstown flood?
(a) 75th.
(b) 50th.
(c) 200th.
(d) 100th.

10. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

11. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?
(a) No debt.
(b) High birth rate.
(c) Declining cost of living.
(d) Low taxes.

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

13. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.
(c) The city of Johnstown.
(d) The state of Pennsylvania.

14. Who conducts an investigation years after the flood on the whereabouts and activities of the railroad employees in the flood?
(a) The state of Pennsylvania.
(b) Pennsylvania Railroad.
(c) The mayor of Johnstown.
(d) The city of Johnstown.

15. How long does it take for Lake Conemaugh to empty in Chapter 4?
(a) 36-45 minutes.
(b) 20-30 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Methodist minister who lives two doors off Main Street?

2. What is the name of the place best known for many sporting houses?

3. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?

4. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?

5. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

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