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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month of the year does Roebling's caisson finally slide into the water?
(a) February.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) November.

2. Which of the following precautions is NOT installed by Roebling previous to the fire?
(a) Water buckets.
(b) Hoses.
(c) Steam pipes.
(d) Fire extingishers.

3. Which of the following is NOT a literary reference made in regards to working down the caisson?
(a) The book of Revelation.
(b) Sisyphus.
(c) Heart of Darkness.
(d) Dante's Inferno.

4. What instrument does Washington play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The flute.
(c) The banjo.
(d) The harp.

5. Which of the following is NOT a project John works on before starting to build bridges?
(a) Dams.
(b) Railroad tracks.
(c) Locks.
(d) Electric fences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the newspapers blame for the fire that spreads through the caisson?

2. In what hemisphere of Long Island is Brooklyn located?

3. How many pastors preach at John Roebling's funeral?

4. Which of the following poets is a supporter of Roebling's bridge project?

5. What is the name of Washington's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ellet, and why was he considered such a showman?

2. How does John Roebling find himself in the operating room in the first days of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction?

3. What type of wedding did Tweed throw for his daughter, and what was the effect of that wedding on Tweed's political career?

4. Which elements of the bridge's architecture would classify it as the largest suspension bridge in the world?

5. What stops production of the "Biggest Bridge in the World" when Roebling is constructing it in Cincinnati?

6. Who was Kingsley, and how did he become involved in fund raising for the Brooklyn Bridge?

7. Why did the Rink Committee feel the need to form?

8. How did the people of Brooklyn eventually come to demand the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

9. What two conclusions do "The Genuine Language of America" make about the Bridge Party?

10. How is the fire in the caisson started, and how do the newspapers report the fire?

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