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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. Who do the newspapers label a quack?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Tweed.
(c) Kinsella.
(d) Barnes.

2. Which system does Smith claim is most affected by the bends?
(a) The circulatory system.
(b) The digestive system.
(c) The nervous system.
(d) The auditory system.

3. Who does "The Genuine Language of America" dub the "heroes of the Age of Progress?"
(a) Chemists.
(b) Physicists.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Construction workers.

4. Which of the following names is NOT one of the engineers who attempts to build a bridge in this chapter?
(a) James Phancton.
(b) Samuel Keefer.
(c) Edward Serrell.
(d) Thomas Telford

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are killed during the river's "Great Blowout?"

2. Which of the following is NOT a way Roebling's workers attempt to light the dark tunnels where they work?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes William Tweed's business style?

4. What position does Washington Roebling take on his father's construction team?

5. Over what river is the first suspension bridge ever built?

(see the answer key)

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