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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) One in three.
(b) One in six.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in five.

3. At what time was there to be a parade in Johnstown that had to be canceled due to the weather?
(a) 2:30 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 1:00 p.m.

4. What does Rev. Chapman see rolling past him at 4 p.m. in Chapter 5?
(a) A prison.
(b) A church.
(c) A schoolhouse.
(d) A boxcar.

5. At what time do newspapermen arrive across the Little Conemaugh in Chapter 7?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 2:00 p.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 3:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what price does John Reilly buy the area surrounding the dam?

2. In what year does Johnstown experience its first flood when a small dam breaks across Stony Creek?

3. How many communities does the mud and debris go through before reaching Johnstown?

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

5. What holiday were the townsfolk of Johnstown preparing for before the flood began?

(see the answer key)

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