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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "The Heroic Mode" promise to cure?
(a) The bends.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Weak metal frames.

2. How long are the shifts Roebling's men endure on a daily basis?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 15 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

3. What position does Washington Roebling take on his father's construction team?
(a) Assistant Engineer.
(b) Grunt.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Construction Manager.

4. Who does Kingsley voice a tirade against?
(a) All who are guilty of sin.
(b) Vagabonds and Scoundrals.
(c) The ferry company.
(d) Theives and Gluttons.

5. What are the New York aldermen nicknamed in the 1850s?
(a) The "Golden Parachutes."
(b) The "Band of Horsemen."
(c) The "Flying Dutchmen."
(d) The "Forty Theives."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something increased in bridges by the use of stays?

2. Which of the following modes of transportation stops the construction of "The Biggest Bridge in the World" in 1846?

3. How many weeks vacation does Kingsley take after news of his scandal breaks out in the papers?

4. Who do the newspapers label a quack?

5. After the New York caisson is filled, how many weeks of vacation does Roebling take from the bridge project?

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