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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a nickname for Brooklyn?
(a) The City of Love.
(b) The City of Rainbows.
(c) The City of Churches.
(d) The City of Rivers.

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

3. Which river in Pennsylvania does John famously carry the canal across?
(a) The Allegheney River.
(b) The Ohio River.
(c) The Monongahela River
(d) The Vaugn River.

4. How many gallons of water are used to extinguish the fire in the caisson?
(a) 13,000 gallons.
(b) 130,000 gallons.
(c) 130 gallons.
(d) 1.3 million gallons.

5. How might Kingsley describe his desire to become a well-known politician in New York?
(a) As an all emcompassing desire.
(b) As a wistful imagination.
(c) As a completely nonexistant desire.
(d) As a pipe dream.

6. In what country does Washington study European bridges?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

7. In which city is "The Biggest Bridge in the World" constructed?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Sandusky.
(c) Dayton.
(d) Cleveland.

8. Which of the following poets is a supporter of Roebling's bridge project?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Gertruid Stein.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Ezra Pound.

9. How many children does John and his wife Johanna have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Thirteen.

10. In what month of the year does Roebling's caisson finally slide into the water?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) February.
(d) November.

11. Where does Murphy graduate law school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Yale.

12. How many men are killed during the river's "Great Blowout?"
(a) None.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

13. How much does the project to build the Brooklyn Bridge cost?
(a) $10-11 million.
(b) $6-7 million.
(c) $14-15 million.
(d) $1-2 million.

14. In which decade is the novel "The Great Bridge" set?
(a) The 1870s.
(b) The 1830s.
(c) The 1920s.
(d) The 1960s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the park that commemorates the inception of the Brooklyn Bridge plan?

2. How does Roebling respond to the scandal surrounding Kingsley?

3. Which of the following newspapers does NOT print a scandalous article about Tweed in their pages?

4. What is the name of the party John joins after Johanna's death?

5. What position does Washington Roebling take on his father's construction team?

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