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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Washinton Roebling's nickname?
(a) Ing.
(b) Hinty.
(c) Ton.
(d) Wash.

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

3. What is the name of the lumber company that falls under suspicion of scandal?
(a) Stump and Saw.
(b) Saw and Mill.
(c) Lumberjack's.
(d) Gold Lumber.

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

5. How many men are responsible for the fire that nearly destroys the caisson?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

6. Which of the following is NOT a literary reference made in regards to working down the caisson?
(a) Dante's Inferno.
(b) Sisyphus.
(c) Heart of Darkness.
(d) The book of Revelation.

7. How does "The Genuine Language of America" feel about on the job casualties?
(a) That they are inevitable.
(b) That they are too frequent.
(c) That they do not exist.
(d) That they are avoidable.

8. Who do the newspapers blame for the fire that spreads through the caisson?
(a) The dangerous elements.
(b) The ferry workers.
(c) Washington.
(d) Tweed.

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

10. How long is the bridge Roebling builds across the Niagara Falls?
(a) 500 feet.
(b) 800 feet.
(c) 1,200 feet.
(d) 1,700 feet.

11. How many copies of the committee's formal approval of the Brooklyn Bridge are made and circulated?
(a) 5.
(b) 50.
(c) 500.
(d) 5,000.

12. Which magazine publishes Roebling's thoughts about the East River?
(a) The New York Tribune.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Cincinnati Times.

13. How many feet of additional width are added to the bridge in order to ensure two-way traffic?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

14. In what country is John Roebling born?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Denmark.

15. Which of the following names is NOT one of the engineers who attempts to build a bridge in this chapter?
(a) Edward Serrell.
(b) James Phancton.
(c) Samuel Keefer.
(d) Thomas Telford

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions best describes Brooklyn Mayor, Martin Kalbfleisch?

2. Who do the newspapers label a quack?

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

4. In which city is "The Biggest Bridge in the World" constructed?

5. Which of the following is NOT a way Roebling's workers attempt to light the dark tunnels where they work?

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