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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Halligan tool.
(b) Donegan tool.
(c) Mulligan tool.
(d) Sullivan tool.

2. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?
(a) Computers can be used to reduce response times.
(b) Computers can help firefighters determine the best way to fight a fire.
(c) Computers can help fire trucks find fires faster.
(d) Computers can project how many fires will occur in a given day.

3. Why does Smith call firefighters the most "ubiquitous" civil servants?
(a) They are the best funded of all civil service departments.
(b) They are the civil servants who most frequently interact with individuals.
(c) They are the most numerous civil servants.
(d) They respond to calls involving each and every natural and man-made disaster.

4. How did Smith remember details for the book while working full-time?
(a) By dictating into a tape recorder.
(b) By writing daily.
(c) Byinterviewing fellow firefighters,
(d) By simply relying on his memory.

5. Why does Smith say there are fewer fires today compared to the period during which he served?
(a) Fire safety codes have made buildings less prone to fire.
(b) The wider use of fire extinguishers has led to small fires being put out before the fire trucks arrive.
(c) There is more intolerance for crime, and radicalism has decreased.
(d) The population has decreased and there are more empty buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before discovering the culprit, how did Smith describe the fatal fire on Kelly Street?

2. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?

3. Approximately what percentage of the fire department's calls were for actual fires?

4. In which borough did Smith serve?

5. What did firefighters find at the scene of the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?

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