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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. Which of the following diseases eventually kills John Roebling?
(a) Polio.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tetenus.
(d) Gangrine.

2. At what river does James Eads decide to build a bridge, directly competing for press with Washington Roebling?
(a) Grand.
(b) St Louis.
(c) Allegheney.
(d) Mississippi.

3. By the time Roebling's bridge is launched, how many of his workers have died on the job?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 100.

4. Who does Kingsley voice a tirade against?
(a) Vagabonds and Scoundrals.
(b) All who are guilty of sin.
(c) Theives and Gluttons.
(d) The ferry company.

5. What are the New York aldermen nicknamed in the 1850s?
(a) The "Forty Theives."
(b) The "Flying Dutchmen."
(c) The "Band of Horsemen."
(d) The "Golden Parachutes."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John working at the time of Johanna's death?

2. Which of the following is NOT a name Roebling's project carries at some point during its process?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes William Tweed's business style?

4. In what country does Washington study European bridges?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were both Manhattan and Brooklyn interested in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. Why was John Roebling so devastated when his wife, Johanna, died?

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

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

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

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

7. What is "the bends" and what is its effect on Roebling's workers?

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

9. How was the fire in the caisson extinguished?

10. What alterations are made to the Brooklyn Bridge plans in the days before its commencement?

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