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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the company that wins the wire contract for the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) Wires R Us.
(b) Roebling and Sons.
(c) Chrome Steel Company.
(d) The New York Wire.

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

3. During what month of the year is the first cable car sent across the East River?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) February.

4. What does "The Heroic Mode" promise to cure?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Laziness.
(c) The bends.
(d) Weak metal frames.

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

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

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

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

9. Which of the following animals does Dr. Smith perform tests on in the caissons, searching for a cure for the Bends?
(a) Horses.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Cats.

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

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

12. How does Murphy die?
(a) In an automobile crash.
(b) From old age.
(c) From pneumonia.
(d) In a ferry accident.

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

14. How old is the Long Island boy who volunteers to be the first person to cross the bridge?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

15. 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 laughs through newspaper interviews.
(d) He refuses to show up for meetings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While on strike, how much do the workers demand for a four-hour shift, to return to work?

3. Which of the following characters does NOT give a speech at the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

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

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

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