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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Murphy graduate law school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

4. Which of the following famous people is NOT mentioned as having left the West for fame and fortune in the East?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Mark Twain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Colonel Washington related to John A. Roebling?

2. What is the one day of the week Roebling does not ask his men to come in for work?

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

4. How many children does John and his wife Johanna have?

5. Which river in New York is considered the best harbor?

(see the answer key)

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