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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 part of the Brooklyn Bridge does Hildebrand design?
(a) The archway.
(b) The towers.
(c) The footbridge.
(d) The caissons.

2. Which of the following animals does Dr. Smith perform tests on in the caissons, searching for a cure for the Bends?
(a) Cats.
(b) Horses.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Pigs.

3. Which of the following is another name for "The Bends?"
(a) Caisson disease.
(b) Bridge disease.
(c) Tunnel disease.
(d) Roebling disease.

4. What false rumor regarding Roebling is spread through New York papers during his time in Trenton?
(a) That he has died.
(b) That he is in a coma.
(c) That he is paralyzed.
(d) That he has gone insane.

5. What river does Emily Warren grow up on?
(a) The Hudson river.
(b) The East river.
(c) The St Louis river.
(d) The Mississippi river.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the cable car successfully travels from Brooklyn to Manhattan, what do the newspapers dub the journey?

2. Which President is in office when the St Louis bridge is completed, and is cited in newspapers as Eads' "Old friend"?

3. How many photographers are hired to capture the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.

4. How many companies bid for the lucrative wire contract?

5. How long are the shifts while digging the caissons on the Manhattan side of the bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effects does Smith see the bends has on workers circulatory systems?

2. What problem do local reporters have with the temporary footbridge put into place for workers who are "spinning" up the bridge?

3. What statements about wire and Roebling does the Herald print, even though they are not factual?

4. Why does Roebling decide to make a public appearance before the completion of the bridge, and how does he look to the public?

5. How did Emily Warren help keep the Brooklyn Bridge project afloat when her husband became ill?

6. How did the newspapers react to Emily's involvement in the Bridge project?

7. How did Roebling celebrate his accomplishments after all his guests left his home?

8. What lifestyle does Dr. Smith notice of the men living in the tenements near the construction site?

9. How does the city of New York change during The Panic of 1873?

10. How does Washington resign from office, and what is his life like after his resignation?

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