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

2. How many gallons of water are used to extinguish the fire in the caisson?
(a) 130 gallons.
(b) 13,000 gallons.
(c) 1.3 million gallons.
(d) 130,000 gallons.

3. Which of the following is a nickname for Brooklyn?
(a) The City of Rainbows.
(b) The City of Churches.
(c) The City of Rivers.
(d) The City of Love.

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

5. During what month of the year is the first cable car sent across the East River?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Theodore Cooper hired to investigate at the bridge site?

2. Which of the following is NOT a project John works on before starting to build bridges?

3. What are "The Eagle" and "The Union?"

4. Ellet offers $5 to the first boy who can do what across his bridge over the Ohio River?

5. In which of the following school subjects does Tweed excel?

(see the answer key)

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