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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) The day begins.
(b) Rush of the torrent.
(c) Calm after the storm.
(d) The long hard night.

4. What year did work stop on the building of the South Fork dam?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1789.

5. Where were the trains trying to get into Johnstown held because of trouble in Lilly?
(a) Stony Creek.
(b) East Conemaugh.
(c) Cresson.
(d) Mineral Point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family who reports say were awakened and frightened by a "rumbling, roaring sound"?

2. What is the name of the manager that is described as the most powerful man in Johnstown?

3. What term did Johnstown residents use collectively for any immigrant willing to work cheap?

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

5. How many people live in South Fork, according to Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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