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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. How does Murphy feel about his old school-mate Tweed?
(a) He is apathetic to him.
(b) He does not remember him.
(c) He loathes him.
(d) He respects him.

2. How many ferries commute between Manhattan and Brooklyn each day?
(a) 123.
(b) 13.
(c) 3.
(d) 53.

3. Which of the following is NOT a project John works on before starting to build bridges?
(a) Electric fences.
(b) Locks.
(c) Railroad tracks.
(d) Dams.

4. At what river does James Eads decide to build a bridge, directly competing for press with Washington Roebling?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) St Louis.
(c) Allegheney.
(d) Grand.

5. What does Thomas Pope call the bridge that would one day join Manhattan to Brooklyn?
(a) The Great Bridge.
(b) The Bridge of Dreams.
(c) The Rainbow Bridge.
(d) The Bridge Spectacular.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following metals does Roebling call "the metal of the future?"

2. What crushes John's feet, leading to his toes being amputated?

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

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

5. What staggering amount of money has John Roebling earned at the time his wife dies in 1864?

(see the answer key)

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