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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 government position is Tweed running for when he falls from grace in the papers?
(a) Senator.
(b) President.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Governor.

2. Which of the following newspapers does NOT print a scandalous article about Tweed in their pages?
(a) The Herald.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Eagle.
(d) The Tribune.

3. How much additional cost is incurred in order to widen the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $30,000.
(c) $300.
(d) $300,000.

4. Where is John working at the time of Johanna's death?
(a) In Cincinatti.
(b) In Pittsburgh.
(c) In Detroit.
(d) In Chicago.

5. Which President is in office when the St Louis bridge is completed, and is cited in newspapers as Eads' "Old friend"?
(a) President Grant.
(b) President Jackson.
(c) President Adams.
(d) President Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of John Roebling's sons?

2. Which of the following modes of transportation stops the construction of "The Biggest Bridge in the World" in 1846?

3. How much does the project to build the Brooklyn Bridge cost?

4. Which of the following is another name for "The Bends?"

5. Who do the newspapers label a quack?

(see the answer key)

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