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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) Attorney General.
(b) Governor.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Senator.

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

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

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

5. Who is chosen to ride in the first cable car to ever cross the East River?
(a) Ferrington.
(b) Collington.
(c) Barnes.
(d) Roebling.

6. How long are the shifts while digging the caissons on the Manhattan side of the bridge?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Eight hours.

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

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

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

10. 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 imagine him as a god-like figure.
(d) They don't know who he is.

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

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

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

14. How far away is Roebling's new house in Columbia Ridge from the bridge?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) Less than a mile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction costs is New York City expected to pay?

2. In what country is Tweed finally arrested?

3. Who writes Roebling's letter of resignation from the bridge project?

4. Why does Henry Beers attempt to shut down production on the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. How old is Emily Warren when she marries Washington Roebling?

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