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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 lake that was 15 miles upriver from Johnstown and was held back by the dam?
(a) Lake Pennsylvania.
(b) Lake Huron.
(c) Lake Conemaugh.
(d) Lake Michigan.

2. How much did the workers at the iron company in Johnstown make for a week's work?
(a) $10.
(b) $100.
(c) $25.
(d) $15.

3. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?
(a) 50 feet by 500 feet.
(b) 75 feet by 500 feet.
(c) 60 feet by 600 feet.
(d) 72 feet by 900 feet.

4. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1808.
(d) 1850.

5. Which of the following amenities does Johnstown not have in 1889?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Streetlights.
(c) Railroad station.
(d) Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?

2. In what year did the South Fork dam break for the first time?

3. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

4. Who was willing to help foot the bill for an outlet pipe system to increase the safety of the dam?

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

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