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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following diseases eventually kills John Roebling?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Polio.
(c) Tetenus.
(d) Gangrine.

4. In what country does Washington study European bridges?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

5. What is the name of the Brooklyn neighborhood where the elite live, overlooking the ocean?
(a) The Heights.
(b) The Hamptons.
(c) The Parlor.
(d) The Cliffs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following subjects does John Roebling study in school as a teenager?

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

3. What is the name of the park that commemorates the inception of the Brooklyn Bridge plan?

4. Which of the following descriptions best describes Brooklyn Mayor, Martin Kalbfleisch?

5. At what river does James Eads decide to build a bridge, directly competing for press with Washington Roebling?

(see the answer key)

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