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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Theodore Cooper hired to investigate at the bridge site?
(a) The suspension wires.
(b) The iron superstructure.
(c) The workers' health.
(d) The caissons.

2. What is the one day of the week Roebling does not ask his men to come in for work?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Saturdays.

3. In which decade is the novel "The Great Bridge" set?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1870s.
(c) The 1830s.
(d) The 1920s.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT an engineering feat Roebling cites as an example of greatness in comparison to his bridge?
(a) The Atlantic Cable.
(b) The Pony Express.
(c) The Union Pacific Railway.
(d) The Suaz Canal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Brooklyn at the time the bridge was built?

2. How long does Roebling spend in Trenton at the advice of his doctors?

3. Who do the newspapers label a quack?

4. Which fire department responds to the fire in the caisson?

5. How long does it take Roebling to get his caissons into the water?

(see the answer key)

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