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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Seth Low?
(a) Brooklyn Mayor.
(b) New York Mayor.
(c) New York Governor.
(d) Brooklyn Governor.

2. Which President is in office when the St Louis bridge is completed, and is cited in newspapers as Eads' "Old friend"?
(a) President Adams.
(b) President Carter.
(c) President Jackson.
(d) President Grant.

3. How much deeper are the caissons on the Manhattan side of the bridge than on the Brooklyn side?
(a) Four times as deep.
(b) Three times as deep.
(c) They are the same depth.
(d) Twice as deep.

4. What is the name of the worker who dies from the bends within a half hour of being down in the caisson?
(a) Thomas O'Mally.
(b) John Myers.
(c) Francis Bender.
(d) Peter Frank.

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

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

7. How many miles of wire are held inside each drum?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Three miles.

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

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

10. Which of the following characters is NOT one of Emily's neighbors on Columbia Heights?
(a) Demas Barns.
(b) Moses Beech.
(c) Beecher.
(d) Henry Bowen.

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

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

13. How is Blake killed?
(a) He is hit by a snapped wire.
(b) He dies from "the bends".
(c) He drowns.
(d) He falls through his safety harness.

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

15. In total, how much does the Brooklyn Bridge cost to build?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $20 million.
(d) $15 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which newspaper coins the term "The Gigantic Spinning Machine?"

2. How much is the wire contract valued at?

3. What does Seth Low's father do for a living?

4. Where does the Roebling family rent a cottage to get away from the stress of the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. How far away is Roebling's new house in Columbia Ridge from the bridge?

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