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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. What type of business does John Roebling start from scratch?
(a) A wood business.
(b) A steel business.
(c) A glass business.
(d) A wire business.

2. Where does the Roebling family rent a cottage to get away from the stress of the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) Nantucket.
(b) Nice.
(c) Newport.
(d) Naples.

3. Which system does Smith claim is most affected by the bends?
(a) The circulatory system.
(b) The nervous system.
(c) The digestive system.
(d) The auditory system.

4. Which President is in office when the St Louis bridge is completed, and is cited in newspapers as Eads' "Old friend"?
(a) President Adams.
(b) President Grant.
(c) President Jackson.
(d) President Carter.

5. Which of the following is NOT a modern technology invented during the time Roebling worked on the Great Bridge?
(a) Electric Lighting.
(b) Telephones.
(c) Modern Plumbing.
(d) Automobiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe John Roebling by his fellow townsfolk?

2. What does John A. Roebling do for a living?

3. What false rumor regarding Roebling is spread through New York papers during his time in Trenton?

4. How many weeks vacation does Kingsley take after news of his scandal breaks out in the papers?

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

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