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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. Why does Henry Beers attempt to shut down production on the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) He says it is an eyesore.
(b) He says the public is no longer interested in it.
(c) He says it is too dangerous.
(d) He says it is a waste of money.

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

3. Of the following commuters, which has to pay the lowest bridge toll?
(a) Horse drivers.
(b) Sheep and hog drivers.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Pedestrians.

4. How many anchor bars hold the Brooklyn Bridge together?
(a) 9.
(b) 99.
(c) 19.
(d) 900.

5. Which of the following is NOT a process each wire coil must go through to be strung from the bridge?
(a) It must be weighed.
(b) It must be galvanized.
(c) It must be spliced.
(d) It must be dripped in oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the bridge nears completion, how do young trustees feel about Roebling?

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

3. Which of the following elements is absorbed into workers' bloodstreams, forming bubbles that keep oxygen from reaching the tissues?

4. What is Theodore Cooper hired to investigate at the bridge site?

5. What part of the Brooklyn Bridge does Hildebrand design?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens on Thanksgiving day during the time the wires are being strung up?

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

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

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