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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions best describes Brooklyn Mayor, Martin Kalbfleisch?
(a) Foul mouthed and hard drinking.
(b) Painfully shy and wire thin.
(c) Tyranically conservative.
(d) Sweet tempered and morbidly obese.

2. How long are the shifts while digging the caissons on the Manhattan side of the bridge?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Eight hours.

3. Who do the newspapers blame for the fire that spreads through the caisson?
(a) Tweed.
(b) Washington.
(c) The dangerous elements.
(d) The ferry workers.

4. Which of the following is another name for "The Bends?"
(a) Caisson disease.
(b) Roebling disease.
(c) Bridge disease.
(d) Tunnel disease.

5. What staggering amount of money has John Roebling earned at the time his wife dies in 1864?
(a) $10 million.
(b) $100,000
(c) $1 million.
(d) $10,000

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kingsley voice a tirade against?

2. Which political party does Tweed align himself with in the novel?

3. How many miles of wire are held inside each drum?

4. Which of the following men would be most susceptible to the Bends in Dr. Smith's study?

5. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of the bends in workers?

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