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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like on the day the Brooklyn Bridge opens?
(a) Windy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Sunny.

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a color used in the decoration scheme for the bridge's celebration?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

5. How many people gather to watch the first cable car cross the East River?
(a) 600.
(b) 60.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 60,000.

6. What part of the Brooklyn Bridge does Hildebrand design?
(a) The towers.
(b) The caissons.
(c) The archway.
(d) The footbridge.

7. How many tons of bad wire did Haigh use to build the Brooklyn Bridge before being caught?
(a) 500 tons.
(b) 300 tons.
(c) 50 tons.
(d) 100 tons.

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

9. How long does Roebling spend in Trenton at the advice of his doctors?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 months.

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

11. Which system does Smith claim is most affected by the bends?
(a) The nervous system.
(b) The digestive system.
(c) The auditory system.
(d) The circulatory system.

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

13. How much is the wire contract valued at?
(a) $10 million.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $10,000.

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

15. Which of the following characters does NOT give a speech at the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) Edson.
(b) Roebling.
(c) Low.
(d) Kinsley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following elements is absorbed into workers' bloodstreams, forming bubbles that keep oxygen from reaching the tissues?

2. Which of the following animals does Dr. Smith perform tests on in the caissons, searching for a cure for the Bends?

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

4. Which of the following men would be most susceptible to the Bends in Dr. Smith's study?

5. What is the name of the company that wins the wire contract for the Brooklyn Bridge?

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