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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By what year does Murphy predict the bridge will be complete?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1890.

3. How old is the Long Island boy who volunteers to be the first person to cross the bridge?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

4. What is the nickname of New York Mayor John Kelly?
(a) "Honest John."
(b) "Crazy John."
(c) "Wild John."
(d) "Kind John."

5. How is Blake killed?
(a) He dies from "the bends".
(b) He is hit by a snapped wire.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He falls through his safety harness.

6. What does Seth Low's father do for a living?
(a) He is a steel engineer.
(b) He is a silk manufacturer.
(c) He is a cherry picker.
(d) He is a soy farmer.

7. How long does Roebling spend in Trenton at the advice of his doctors?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 years.

8. 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.

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

10. How many people gather to watch the first cable car cross the East River?
(a) 600.
(b) 60.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 6,000.

11. Which of the following animals does Dr. Smith perform tests on in the caissons, searching for a cure for the Bends?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cats.

12. On the day of its opening, at what time is the Brooklyn Bridge illuminated?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 12:00 noon.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 12:00 midnight.

13. What is the name of the worker who dies from the bends within a half hour of being down in the caisson?
(a) Francis Bender.
(b) Thomas O'Mally.
(c) Peter Frank.
(d) John Myers.

14. How many tons of bad wire did Haigh use to build the Brooklyn Bridge before being caught?
(a) 50 tons.
(b) 500 tons.
(c) 300 tons.
(d) 100 tons.

15. How much of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction costs is New York City expected to pay?
(a) All of it.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-third.
(d) None of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a process each wire coil must go through to be strung from the bridge?

2. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of the bends in workers?

3. Which of the following men would be most susceptible to the Bends in Dr. Smith's study?

4. What future event is discussed by the old woman who retrospectively remembers the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. Which state does Gouverneur Kemble (G.K.) map while he is a teenager?

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