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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While on strike, how much do the workers demand for a four-hour shift, to return to work?
(a) $5.00.
(b) $9.00.
(c) $7.00.
(d) $3.00.

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

3. What future event is discussed by the old woman who retrospectively remembers the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) The completion of the Suaz Canal.
(b) The moon landing.
(c) The invention of the Internet.
(d) The construction of the Great Wall of China.

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

5. By what year does Murphy predict the bridge will be complete?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1890.

6. What does Seth Low's father do for a living?
(a) He is a cherry picker.
(b) He is a steel engineer.
(c) He is a silk manufacturer.
(d) He is a soy farmer.

7. Which of Roebling's strange behaviors lead trustees to question his mental capabilities?
(a) He dreses in women's clothing.
(b) He laughs through newspaper interviews.
(c) He refuses to show up for meetings.
(d) He drinks heavily.

8. How many anchor bars hold the Brooklyn Bridge together?
(a) 99.
(b) 19.
(c) 900.
(d) 9.

9. Which of the following is NOT a weather that slows down the spinning process on the bridge?
(a) Rain.
(b) Fog.
(c) Wind.
(d) Snow.

10. In a glowing report in "The Eagle" about bridge construction, who is the only member of the project management left out of the article?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Paine.
(c) McNulty.
(d) Roebling.

11. As the bridge nears completion, how do young trustees feel about Roebling?
(a) They are apathetic to him.
(b) They find him annoying.
(c) They don't know who he is.
(d) They imagine him as a god-like figure.

12. What river does Emily Warren grow up on?
(a) The East river.
(b) The Mississippi river.
(c) The Hudson river.
(d) The St Louis river.

13. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Emily Warren?
(a) Penniless.
(b) Retentive.
(c) Calm.
(d) Smart.

14. Why does Roebling want to add 1,000 pounds of trusses to the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) To support trains.
(b) To support airplanes, should they need to land unexpectedly.
(c) To support the Brooklyn marathon.
(d) To support rush hour traffic.

15. Why does Henry Beers attempt to shut down production on the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) He says it is an eyesore.
(b) He says it is a waste of money.
(c) He says the public is no longer interested in it.
(d) He says it is too dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Blake killed?

2. Which President is in office when the St Louis bridge is completed, and is cited in newspapers as Eads' "Old friend"?

3. After the New York caisson is filled, how many weeks of vacation does Roebling take from the bridge project?

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

5. What is Theodore Cooper hired to investigate at the bridge site?

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