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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

2. 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) South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
(c) Johnstown Hunting Club.
(d) Johnstown Hunting and Fishing Club.

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

4. Who is the first human victim that the water claims in Chapter 4?
(a) Chal Dick.
(b) Cyrus Elder,
(c) John Hess.
(d) Michael Mann.

5. What are the names of the bodies of water that flowed through Johnstown?
(a) Mineral Point and Little Conemaugh.
(b) Little Conemaugh and Sandy Vale.
(c) Little Conemaugh and Stony Creek.
(d) Stony Creek and Sandy Vale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the reverend who turns out with his neighbors just before the first flood break?

2. How many people died in Mineral Point in Chapter 4?

3. How many miles downstream from its origins does Lake Conemaugh reform in Chapter 4?

4. How many crucial changes did Ruff's men find that Fulton failed to notice?

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

(see the answer key)

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