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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the newspapers label a quack?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Tweed.
(c) Barnes.
(d) Kinsella.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Brooklyn at the time the bridge was built?
(a) Schools were better in Brooklyn than in Manhattan.
(b) Unemplyment was lower in Brooklyn than in Manhattan.
(c) Gas prices were lower in Brooklyn than in Manhattan.
(d) The government was less corrupt in Brooklyn than in Manhattan.

3. How long did it take Roebling to build the Allegheny Bridge?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 23 years.

4. What is Roebling rubbed down with to return his circulation?
(a) Sugar and Lime.
(b) Tea and Butter.
(c) Salt and Whiskey.
(d) Hemp and Cloves.

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

6. Ellet offers $5 to the first boy who can do what across his bridge over the Ohio River?
(a) Ride his bicycle.
(b) Fly a kite.
(c) Skip a stone.
(d) Walk his dog.

7. Which of the following is NOT a way Roebling's workers attempt to light the dark tunnels where they work?
(a) Sun panels.
(b) Kerosene lamps.
(c) Candles.
(d) Limstone lights.

8. What is the name of the affliction Roebling's workers suffer from after traveling deep into the water?
(a) Asphyxiation.
(b) Panic attacks.
(c) Black lung.
(d) The bends.

9. Which of the following descriptions best describes Brooklyn Mayor, Martin Kalbfleisch?
(a) Sweet tempered and morbidly obese.
(b) Foul mouthed and hard drinking.
(c) Tyranically conservative.
(d) Painfully shy and wire thin.

10. What instrument does Washington play?
(a) The harp.
(b) The banjo.
(c) The piano.
(d) The flute.

11. Which two substances are used to build the towers that hold the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) Granite and Limestone.
(b) Cement and Limestone.
(c) Cement and Asphalt.
(d) Asphalt and Granite.

12. Which river in Pennsylvania does John famously carry the canal across?
(a) The Monongahela River
(b) The Allegheney River.
(c) The Ohio River.
(d) The Vaugn River.

13. How many pastors preach at John Roebling's funeral?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. Which of the following is NOT something increased in bridges by the use of stays?
(a) Incline.
(b) Versitility.
(c) Stability.
(d) Strength.

15. Who does "The Genuine Language of America" dub the "heroes of the Age of Progress?"
(a) Engineers.
(b) Chemists.
(c) Construction workers.
(d) Physicists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the bridge Roebling builds across the Niagara Falls?

2. Which of the following is NOT a project John works on before starting to build bridges?

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

4. What is the name of the lumber company that falls under suspicion of scandal?

5. How is Colonel Washington related to John A. Roebling?

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