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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 long are the shifts Roebling's men endure on a daily basis?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

2. How does Murphy feel about his old school-mate Tweed?
(a) He respects him.
(b) He is apathetic to him.
(c) He loathes him.
(d) He does not remember him.

3. Why does Roebling want to add 1,000 pounds of trusses to the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) To support rush hour traffic.
(b) To support the Brooklyn marathon.
(c) To support airplanes, should they need to land unexpectedly.
(d) To support trains.

4. Ellet offers $5 to the first boy who can do what across his bridge over the Ohio River?
(a) Skip a stone.
(b) Fly a kite.
(c) Walk his dog.
(d) Ride his bicycle.

5. How long does it take the cable car to cross the East River?
(a) Twenty-one minutes.
(b) Nineteen minutes.
(c) Seven minutes.
(d) Twelve minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an engineering feat Roebling cites as an example of greatness in comparison to his bridge?

2. Which of the following men would be most susceptible to the Bends in Dr. Smith's study?

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

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

5. What is Roebling rubbed down with to return his circulation?

(see the answer key)

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