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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last name of the family who owns the store in Johnstown where rumors of a disaster become a joke just before the flood?
(a) Quinn.
(b) Hess.
(c) Heiser.
(d) Deckert.

2. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?
(a) Hokies.
(b) Jims.
(c) Hunkies.
(d) Oklahomas.

3. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $5,000.

4. How much money does the book say Cambria Iron had invested in Johnstown by the time the country club was organized?
(a) $50 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $35 million.
(d) $20 million.

5. What do W. Horace Rose and Charles Zimmerman joke about just before the flood starts?
(a) Boats floating in the street.
(b) A break from work.
(c) The cows drinking water on Main Street.
(d) Horses roaming the stores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?

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

4. Who is the chief counsel for the Iron Company in Johnstown?

5. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?

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