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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cables does Roebling suggest could hold the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 44.

2. Who demands that all committee members be banned from entering their companies into the wire contract competition?
(a) Hewitt.
(b) Tiden.
(c) Murphy.
(d) Roebling.

3. Which fire department responds to the fire in the caisson?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Mahattan.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Long Island.

4. What do the Bridge committee think Washington is missing from his father's spirit?
(a) His strong arms.
(b) His commanding speech.
(c) His creative vision.
(d) His leadership style.

5. How many photographers are hired to capture the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1.
(c) 100.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following sea creatures is a cause of major concern for Washington during bridge construction?

2. Which river in Pennsylvania does John famously carry the canal across?

3. During what month of the year is the first cable car sent across the East River?

4. Of the following commuters, which has to pay the lowest bridge toll?

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

(see the answer key)

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