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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 John react to the news that his wife, Johanna, has passed away?
(a) He was devastated.
(b) He was embarrassed.
(c) He was relieved.
(d) He was apathetic.

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

3. How many cables does Roebling suggest could hold the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 14.
(d) 44.

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

5. Which of the following is a nickname for Brooklyn?
(a) The City of Rainbows.
(b) The City of Love.
(c) The City of Churches.
(d) The City of Rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Roebling's bridge is launched, how many of his workers have died on the job?

2. Which of the following sea creatures is a cause of major concern for Washington during bridge construction?

3. How does the public react to the working conditions Roebling's men endure in the caissons?

4. Who is Lucia Cooper?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the titles given to John Roeblings by the business community after his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did John Roebling find himself moving to America?

2. How did James Eads find himself in the bridge building business?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. At the age of 63, to what did John Roebling attribute his long life?

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