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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ellet offers $5 to the first boy who can do what across his bridge over the Ohio River?
(a) Fly a kite.
(b) Skip a stone.
(c) Ride his bicycle.
(d) Walk his dog.

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

4. Which river in Pennsylvania does John famously carry the canal across?
(a) The Ohio River.
(b) The Vaugn River.
(c) The Allegheney River.
(d) The Monongahela River

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Washinton Roebling's nickname?

2. How many copies of the committee's formal approval of the Brooklyn Bridge are made and circulated?

3. Which of the following is NOT a name Roebling's project carries at some point during its process?

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

5. Who is Lucia Cooper?

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