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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. Who writes Roebling's letter of resignation from the bridge project?
(a) Ferdinand Roebling.
(b) Emily Roebling.
(c) Washington Roebling.
(d) Charles Roebling.

2. Which of the following men would be most susceptible to the Bends in Dr. Smith's study?
(a) Underweight men.
(b) Overweight men.
(c) Men who smoke.
(d) Men from minority backgrounds.

3. During what month of the year is the first cable car sent across the East River?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) November.
(d) February.

4. What is Theodore Cooper hired to investigate at the bridge site?
(a) The workers' health.
(b) The caissons.
(c) The suspension wires.
(d) The iron superstructure.

5. How fast will the cable cars that travel the Brooklyn Bridge travel?
(a) 50-70 mph.
(b) 30-50 mph.
(c) 20-40 mph.
(d) 60-80 mph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the company that wins the wire contract for the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. What does Seth Low's father do for a living?

3. Where does the Roebling family rent a cottage to get away from the stress of the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. Which of the following subjects is Emily Warren most interested in as a child?

5. How far away is Roebling's new house in Columbia Ridge from the bridge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What symptoms of the Bends does Dr. Smith encounter during his research of the disease?

3. How do the crowds react to the first wires being suspended from the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. What happens when Low takes Roebling to court for management power?

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

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

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

8. Why do the bridge workers go on strike in 1872.

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

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

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