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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. How does John react to the news that his wife, Johanna, has passed away?
(a) He was relieved.
(b) He was apathetic.
(c) He was devastated.
(d) He was embarrassed.

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

3. How does "The Genuine Language of America" feel about on the job casualties?
(a) That they are avoidable.
(b) That they are inevitable.
(c) That they are too frequent.
(d) That they do not exist.

4. How many men are responsible for the fire that nearly destroys the caisson?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. How long is the bridge Roebling builds across the Niagara Falls?
(a) 800 feet.
(b) 1,200 feet.
(c) 1,700 feet.
(d) 500 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does Washington study European bridges?

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

3. How many cables does Roebling suggest could hold the Brooklyn Bridge?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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