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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. Which of the following modes of transportation stops the construction of "The Biggest Bridge in the World" in 1846?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Passenger trains.
(c) Steamboats.
(d) Airplanes.

2. In what city does John Roebling stay while talks of the Brooklyn Bridge reach completion?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Dayton.
(d) Cleveland.

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

4. At what river does James Eads decide to build a bridge, directly competing for press with Washington Roebling?
(a) Grand.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) St Louis.
(d) Allegheney.

5. How old is Washington Roebling at the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) 66.
(b) 36.
(c) 46.
(d) 56.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction costs is New York City expected to pay?

2. What future event is discussed by the old woman who retrospectively remembers the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

3. Why does Roebling want to add 1,000 pounds of trusses to the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. Which two substances are used to build the towers that hold the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. How long does it take Roebling to get his caissons into the water?

(see the answer key)

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