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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. How does Murphy feel about his old school-mate Tweed?
(a) He is apathetic to him.
(b) He does not remember him.
(c) He loathes him.
(d) He respects him.

2. How many ferries commute between Manhattan and Brooklyn each day?
(a) 3.
(b) 123.
(c) 13.
(d) 53.

3. What position does Washington Roebling take on his father's construction team?
(a) Construction Manager.
(b) Grunt.
(c) Assistant Engineer.
(d) Secretary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children does John and his wife Johanna have?

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

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

5. Which of the following men is NOT a subject of investigation for the Rink Committee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lessons on love did Washington learn while away from his family?

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

3. What were some of the benefits of living in Brooklyn during the 1860's over living in Manhattan?

4. How does Roebling react to the scandal surrounding Kingsley's finances?

5. What happened during the "Great Blowout" in the river?

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

7. Why did Washington and Emily move to Germany, and how did John feel about the move?

8. How is Brooklyn described, in comparison to Manhattan, at the time of the bridge building?

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

10. How is Tweed depicted in the newspapers of New York?

(see the answer keys)

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