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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. Which of the following elements is absorbed into workers' bloodstreams, forming bubbles that keep oxygen from reaching the tissues?
(a) Nitrogen.
(b) Hydrogen.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Carbon Dioxide.

2. How does "The Genuine Language of America" feel about on the job casualties?
(a) That they are too frequent.
(b) That they are avoidable.
(c) That they do not exist.
(d) That they are inevitable.

3. Which of the following is NOT a literary reference made in regards to working down the caisson?
(a) Dante's Inferno.
(b) Heart of Darkness.
(c) Sisyphus.
(d) The book of Revelation.

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

5. Which magazine publishes Roebling's thoughts about the East River?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Cincinnati Times.
(d) The New York Tribune.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the public react to the working conditions Roebling's men endure in the caissons?

3. What is the name of the lumber company that falls under suspicion of scandal?

4. While on strike, how much do the workers demand for a four-hour shift, to return to work?

5. What does Murphy claim the engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge have a license to do?

(see the answer key)

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