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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the person who laid out Conemaugh Old Town?
(a) Joseph Schantz.
(b) Cyrus Elder.
(c) W. Horace Rose.
(d) Henry Phipps.

4. How many inches of rain dropped at the country club the night before the flood?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

5. How many saloons does greater Johnstown have?
(a) 15.
(b) 4.
(c) 23.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the amount of salary Bill Jones accepts from Andrew Carnegie in Chapter 2?

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

3. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

4. Which of the following positive attributes is not given to Johnstown in regards to the quality of living there?

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

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