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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. How does Washington Roebling feel about having to speak for his father at meetings?
(a) He feels utterly confused.
(b) He feels somewhat nervous, but overcomes it.
(c) He feels completely at ease.
(d) He feels completely terrified.

2. Who does "The Genuine Language of America" dub the "heroes of the Age of Progress?"
(a) Construction workers.
(b) Physicists.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Chemists.

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

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

5. How many people gather to watch the first cable car cross the East River?
(a) 60.
(b) 600.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 60,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are killed during the river's "Great Blowout?"

2. Which of the following newspapers does NOT print a scandalous article about Tweed in their pages?

3. What does Murphy claim the engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge have a license to do?

4. In what month of the year does Roebling's caisson finally slide into the water?

5. What is Roebling rubbed down with to return his circulation?

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