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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What governmental position does business owner Tilden have when he competes for the lucrative wire contract in the bridge project?
(a) Senator.
(b) Governor.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Attorney General.

2. Which of the following subjects is Emily Warren most interested in as a child?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Cosmetology.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Botany.

3. How fast will the cable cars that travel the Brooklyn Bridge travel?
(a) 20-40 mph.
(b) 50-70 mph.
(c) 30-50 mph.
(d) 60-80 mph.

4. In what country is Tweed finally arrested?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

5. How old is Emily Warren when she marries Washington Roebling?
(a) 31.
(b) 27.
(c) 17.
(d) 21.

6. Which state does Gouverneur Kemble (G.K.) map while he is a teenager?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Utah.
(c) Montana.
(d) New Mexico.

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

8. Of the following commuters, which has to pay the lowest bridge toll?
(a) Horse drivers.
(b) Sheep and hog drivers.
(c) Pedestrians.
(d) Automobiles.

9. Which of the following men would be most susceptible to the Bends in Dr. Smith's study?
(a) Men who smoke.
(b) Men from minority backgrounds.
(c) Overweight men.
(d) Underweight men.

10. What is Theodore Cooper hired to investigate at the bridge site?
(a) The iron superstructure.
(b) The caissons.
(c) The suspension wires.
(d) The workers' health.

11. What is the nickname of New York Mayor John Kelly?
(a) "Kind John."
(b) "Wild John."
(c) "Honest John."
(d) "Crazy John."

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

13. How much of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction costs is New York City expected to pay?
(a) One-half.
(b) None of it.
(c) All of it.
(d) One-third.

14. Who demands that all committee members be banned from entering their companies into the wire contract competition?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Roebling.
(c) Tiden.
(d) Hewitt.

15. How many tons of wire are needed to suspend the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) 120 tons.
(b) 78 tons.
(c) 10 tons.
(d) 56 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the cable car successfully travels from Brooklyn to Manhattan, what do the newspapers dub the journey?

2. How old is the Long Island boy who volunteers to be the first person to cross the bridge?

3. Where are the handles on the workers' temporary foot bridge?

4. What is the weather like on the day the Brooklyn Bridge opens?

5. In a glowing report in "The Eagle" about bridge construction, who is the only member of the project management left out of the article?

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