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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. How many miles of wire are held inside each drum?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Five miles.

2. What is the name of the worker who dies from the bends within a half hour of being down in the caisson?
(a) Peter Frank.
(b) John Myers.
(c) Thomas O'Mally.
(d) Francis Bender.

3. Which of the following elements is absorbed into workers' bloodstreams, forming bubbles that keep oxygen from reaching the tissues?
(a) Hydrogen.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Carbon Dioxide.
(d) Lithium.

4. Which river in New York is considered the best harbor?
(a) Hudson River.
(b) East River.
(c) Susquehanna River.
(d) St. Lawrence River.

5. How many tons of wire are needed to suspend the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) 120 tons.
(b) 10 tons.
(c) 78 tons.
(d) 56 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Roebling's bridge is launched, how many of his workers have died on the job?

2. Where does Murphy graduate law school?

3. Which of the following is NOT a way Roebling's workers attempt to light the dark tunnels where they work?

4. What are "The Eagle" and "The Union?"

5. How many copies of the committee's formal approval of the Brooklyn Bridge are made and circulated?

(see the answer key)

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