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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 place best known for many sporting houses?
(a) Lizzie Thompson's.
(b) Reade's.
(c) Quinn's.
(d) Bert's Pub.

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

3. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?
(a) Shell.
(b) Clay.
(c) Stone.
(d) Dirt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?

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

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 company that provided steel and led to Johnstown's expansion to triple the size?

5. How many rooms does the South Fork club have?

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