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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What governmental position does business owner Tilden have when he competes for the lucrative wire contract in the bridge project?
(a) Senator.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Governor.

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

3. In what month of the year does Roebling's caisson finally slide into the water?
(a) February.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) May.

4. Which of the following characters is NOT one of Emily's neighbors on Columbia Heights?
(a) Beecher.
(b) Demas Barns.
(c) Moses Beech.
(d) Henry Bowen.

5. Which contract for the Brooklyn Bridge is awarded to the corrupt Haighs?
(a) Wood.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Steel.
(d) Wire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which decade is the novel "The Great Bridge" set?

2. In what country does Washington study European bridges?

3. Which of the following characters does NOT give a speech at the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. How many weeks vacation does Kingsley take after news of his scandal breaks out in the papers?

5. Which of the following metals does Roebling call "the metal of the future?"

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