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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following modes of transportation stops the construction of "The Biggest Bridge in the World" in 1846?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Passenger trains.
(d) Steamboats.

2. How many cables does Roebling suggest could hold the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) 4.
(b) 24.
(c) 44.
(d) 14.

3. Which political party does Tweed align himself with in the novel?
(a) The Independent Party.
(b) The Democrat Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Green Party.

4. How might Kingsley describe his desire to become a well-known politician in New York?
(a) As a wistful imagination.
(b) As a pipe dream.
(c) As an all emcompassing desire.
(d) As a completely nonexistant desire.

5. Which of the following diseases eventually kills John Roebling?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Gangrine.
(c) Tetenus.
(d) Polio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Washington Roebling feel about having to speak for his father at meetings?

2. How much additional cost is incurred in order to widen the Brooklyn Bridge?

3. Which of the following is NOT a job Kingsley works before becoming a fundraiser for the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. What does Thomas Pope call the bridge that would one day join Manhattan to Brooklyn?

5. What does John A. Roebling do for a living?

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