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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river does Emily Warren grow up on?
(a) The Mississippi river.
(b) The St Louis river.
(c) The Hudson river.
(d) The East river.

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of the bends in workers?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Joint pains.
(c) Shriveled fingers.
(d) Nausea.

4. Which of the following is NOT a process each wire coil must go through to be strung from the bridge?
(a) It must be galvanized.
(b) It must be dripped in oil.
(c) It must be spliced.
(d) It must be weighed.

5. Where are the handles on the workers' temporary foot bridge?
(a) At hip level.
(b) At shoulder level.
(c) At chest level.
(d) At knee level.

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

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

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

9. Which of the following is another name for "The Bends?"
(a) Tunnel disease.
(b) Roebling disease.
(c) Bridge disease.
(d) Caisson disease.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many companies bid for the lucrative wire contract?

2. Which of the following subjects is Emily Warren most interested in as a child?

3. What governmental position does business owner Tilden have when he competes for the lucrative wire contract in the bridge project?

4. How long does Roebling spend in Trenton at the advice of his doctors?

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

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