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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does John Roebling stay while talks of the Brooklyn Bridge reach completion?

2. What is the name of the affliction Roebling's workers suffer from after traveling deep into the water?

3. What is Washinton Roebling's nickname?

4. What does Murphy claim the engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge have a license to do?

5. By the time Roebling's bridge is launched, how many of his workers have died on the job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the fire in the caisson extinguished?

2. Who was Kingsley, and how did he become involved in fund raising for the Brooklyn Bridge?

3. At the age of 63, to what did John Roebling attribute his long life?

4. How did the people of Brooklyn eventually come to demand the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. How does John Roebling die?

6. What two conclusions do "The Genuine Language of America" make about the Bridge Party?

7. How is Tweed depicted in the newspapers of New York?

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

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

10. What stops production of the "Biggest Bridge in the World" when Roebling is constructing it in Cincinnati?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roebling's committee of workers contained many men, in high positions, who had relatively little, or no engineering experience. Choose two such members of the committee and explain why Roebling decided to hire them to work on the project. Then, explain whether or not each hire was a good one, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the end of his life, Washington Roebling withstood many different rumors about his health and mental status. Create a timeline of rumors that circulated around Roebling's health, and compare / contrast those rumors to what was really happening regarding Roebling's health.

Essay Topic 3

A typical workday for the Brooklyn Bridge construction workers was a grueling one, and one that the narrator spent great length discussing for the reader. Create a timeline for a typical workday for a typical construction worker on the job. Then, explain why, despite his precautions, Roebling still found an unusually high turnover rate for his workers.

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