Have you ever read “The Great Fire” by Jim Murphy? Would you be willing to try this quiz? With this quiz, you should be aware of where the fire started, as it was one of the worst disasters in American history, how many people were left homeless in Chicago, who first discovered the fire, and who used explosives to create a firebreak. You unequivocally need to take this noteworthy quiz.
The lightning stopped.
The wind changed direction.
The wind died down.
It began to rain.
The waterworks began working again.
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Wrought iron I beams
Brick wall partitions
Corrugated iron ceilings
Tar saturated wood on the roofs
Granite block exterior
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Firefighters, poor, immigrants
Mayor, builders, business owners
Governor, police, wealthy homeowners
County supervisors, city workers, park officials
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Dennis Rogan
Thomas White
Catherine O'Leary
Patrick O'Leary
Daniel "Peg Leg" Sullivan
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Nearly 10,000
About 50,000
Nearly 100,000
Over 500,000
1,000,000
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Horace White
Julie Lemos
Claire Innes
Robert Mason
Catherine O'Leary
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Mathias Schaffer thought the new fire was part of the fire from the night before.
Bruno Goll would not give the key to the alarm box.
Firefighters were exhausted from fighting a fire the previous night.
The wrong fire box signal was sent.
All of the above
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It was dumped into Lake Michigan.
It was sent to the city dump in the south.
It was hauled away to the country.
It was burned in the center of the city.
It was sent to a recycling center.
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They took pictures of people after the fire.
They sold water after the fire.
They located loved ones after the fire.
They made crafts after the fire.
They sold souvenirs from the fire.
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30
300
3,000
30,000
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Barns in the city
Buildings of three or more stories
Decorative wood on buildings
Wooden sidewalks
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Bruno Goll
Joseph Chamberlin
James Hildreth
Alexander Frear
William Lee
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Water treatment
Fire fighting methods
Architecture
New education practices
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PIttsburgh, Pennsylvania
Topeka, Kansas
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Springfield, Illinois
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Water here--smokey, but good.
Fire relics for sale.
Chicago lives on.
Buy your house here.
All gone but wife, children, and energy.
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