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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. After the New York caisson is filled, how many weeks of vacation does Roebling take from the bridge project?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Roebling doesn't take a vacation.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

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

3. Who demands that all committee members be banned from entering their companies into the wire contract competition?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Tiden.
(c) Hewitt.
(d) Roebling.

4. How is Blake killed?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He is hit by a snapped wire.
(c) He falls through his safety harness.
(d) He dies from "the bends".

5. How much of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction costs is New York City expected to pay?
(a) All of it.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-half.
(d) None of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "The Heroic Mode" promise to cure?

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

3. What future event is discussed by the old woman who retrospectively remembers the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. Which of the following is NOT a color used in the decoration scheme for the bridge's celebration?

5. What is the weather like on the day the Brooklyn Bridge opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Haigh succeed in getting faulty wires past the inspectors for construction?

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

3. What happens during the "rope fall" of 1878?

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

5. What is life like for Washington Roebling during the three years he is forced to live in Trenton?

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

7. How did non-ticketholders find a way to join in the celebration of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

8. What argument do Roebling and Hewitt find themselves in over the wire contract?

9. What was work like for the men who first began construction on the Brooklyn footbridge?

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

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