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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. Which of the following is NOT an adjective Brooklyners use to describe the ferry boats they traditionally use to cross to Manhattan?
(a) Inconvenient.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Unreliable.
(d) Dangerous.

2. Which of the following diseases eventually kills John Roebling?
(a) Polio.
(b) Tetenus.
(c) Gangrine.
(d) Influenza.

3. How many gallons of water are used to extinguish the fire in the caisson?
(a) 130,000 gallons.
(b) 13,000 gallons.
(c) 130 gallons.
(d) 1.3 million gallons.

4. In which city is "The Biggest Bridge in the World" constructed?
(a) Sandusky.
(b) Dayton.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Cleveland.

5. What does John A. Roebling do for a living?
(a) He is a physicist.
(b) He is an engineer.
(c) He is dentist.
(d) He is a psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Washington's wife?

2. What is the name of the worker who dies from the bends within a half hour of being down in the caisson?

3. Who do the newspapers label a quack?

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

5. What are the New York aldermen nicknamed in the 1850s?

(see the answer key)

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