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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the company whose financing led to much of Pittsburgh's industrial growth?
(a) Hart LLC.
(b) Quinn & Family.
(c) Mellon & Sons.
(d) Carnegie & Partners.

2. What is the name of the bridge that South Fork Creek winds toward?
(a) Stone Creek Bridge.
(b) Greybeard Bridge.
(c) Stony Bridge.
(d) Lamb's Bridge.

3. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?
(a) Henry Clay Frick.
(b) George T. Swank.
(c) Charles Reade.
(d) Benjamin F. Ruff.

4. Which of the following immigrants were not mentioned to be watching the parade in Johnstown?
(a) Irish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Welsh.

5. Who owns the South Fork dam?
(a) The state of Pennsylvania.
(b) The city of Johnstown.
(c) The South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club.
(d) Andrew Carnegie.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?

2. What is the name of the telegraph operator in Mineral Point?

3. What falls down about 3:15 p.m. on the day of the flood, which causes a great stir in the crowd?

4. At what time does John G. Parke say he wakes up a second time to hear a "terrible roaring as of a cataract"?

5. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?

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