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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. What do the Bridge committee think Washington is missing from his father's spirit?
(a) His creative vision.
(b) His strong arms.
(c) His leadership style.
(d) His commanding speech.

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of John Roebling's sons?
(a) Charles.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Ferdinand.

5. What is Roebling rubbed down with to return his circulation?
(a) Tea and Butter.
(b) Sugar and Lime.
(c) Salt and Whiskey.
(d) Hemp and Cloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the giant boxes of compressed air used to anchor bridges called?

2. How does John react to the news that his wife, Johanna, has passed away?

3. What is the one day of the week Roebling does not ask his men to come in for work?

4. How might Kingsley describe his desire to become a well-known politician in New York?

5. In which of the following school subjects does Tweed excel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which problems stopped the initial production of "The Rainbow Bridge" in the early-1800s?

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

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

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

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

7. How does John Roebling divide his estate after death?

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

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

10. Why did John so quickly return to engineering after moving to America?

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