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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. What is the name of the country club that owned the dam that led to much of the Johnstown flood's damage?
(a) Stony Creek Fishing Club.
(b) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.
(c) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(d) Johnstown Hunting Club.

4. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?
(a) June 1, 1889.
(b) May 30, 1862.
(c) May 31, 1889.
(d) June 2, 1862.

5. What is the name of the resident engineer at the country club that owned the South Fork dam?
(a) Frank Deckert.
(b) John G. Parke.
(c) Chal Dick.
(d) Charles Reade.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?

3. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?

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

5. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?

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