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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country does Washington study European bridges?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

2. What is the name of the company that wins the wire contract for the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) Roebling and Sons.
(b) Wires R Us.
(c) Chrome Steel Company.
(d) The New York Wire.

3. By what year does Murphy predict the bridge will be complete?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1900.

4. What expensive gem does Tweed encrust over everything at his daughter's wedding?
(a) Sapphires.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Rubies.

5. How many companies bid for the lucrative wire contract?
(a) Nine.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ferries commute between Manhattan and Brooklyn each day?

2. Which newspaper coins the term "The Gigantic Spinning Machine?"

3. Which of the following elements is absorbed into workers' bloodstreams, forming bubbles that keep oxygen from reaching the tissues?

4. What is the name of the Brooklyn neighborhood where the elite live, overlooking the ocean?

5. How much is the wire contract valued at?

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