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

2. Which contract for the Brooklyn Bridge is awarded to the corrupt Haighs?
(a) Steel.
(b) Wire.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Wood.

3. Which of the following subjects does John Roebling study in school as a teenager?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Biology.
(d) Geometry.

4. Which of the following is NOT a job Kingsley works before becoming a fundraiser for the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) Street paver.
(b) Park cleaner.
(c) Sewer drainer.
(d) Bridge builder.

5. What is the name of the Brooklyn neighborhood where the elite live, overlooking the ocean?
(a) The Cliffs.
(b) The Parlor.
(c) The Heights.
(d) The Hamptons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a project John works on before starting to build bridges?

2. What are the giant boxes of compressed air used to anchor bridges called?

3. Which of the following is NOT a literary reference made in regards to working down the caisson?

4. What staggering amount of money has John Roebling earned at the time his wife dies in 1864?

5. Who do the newspapers blame for the fire that spreads through the caisson?

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