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

2. In which of the following school subjects does Tweed excel?
(a) Science.
(b) Math.
(c) History.
(d) Literature.

3. What does John set out to do when he moves to America?
(a) Be an engineer.
(b) Be a teacher.
(c) Be an astronomer.
(d) Be a farmer.

4. How many men are killed during the river's "Great Blowout?"
(a) None.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Bridge committee think Washington is missing from his father's spirit?

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

3. Who is Washington Roebling named after?

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

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

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