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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. Which of the following subjects does John Roebling study in school as a teenager?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Biology.
(d) Geometry.

2. What does John A. Roebling do for a living?
(a) He is a psychologist.
(b) He is an engineer.
(c) He is a physicist.
(d) He is dentist.

3. How might Kingsley describe his desire to become a well-known politician in New York?
(a) As a pipe dream.
(b) As a wistful imagination.
(c) As a completely nonexistant desire.
(d) As an all emcompassing desire.

4. In which of the following school subjects does Tweed excel?
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) Literature.

5. Which of the following metals does Roebling call "the metal of the future?"
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Tin.
(c) Brass.
(d) Steel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what hemisphere of Long Island is Brooklyn located?

2. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of John Roebling's sons?

3. How many men are responsible for the fire that nearly destroys the caisson?

4. What is the name of the park that commemorates the inception of the Brooklyn Bridge plan?

5. What does John set out to do when he moves to America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the fire in the caisson started, and how do the newspapers report the fire?

3. What is "the bends" and what is its effect on Roebling's workers?

4. What were some of the benefits of living in Brooklyn during the 1860's over living in Manhattan?

5. What scandal does Kingsley find himself embroiled in at the start of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction?

6. How did James Eads find himself in the bridge building business?

7. How did John Roebling find himself moving to America?

8. How does John Roebling divide his estate after death?

9. Which problems stopped the initial production of "The Rainbow Bridge" in the early-1800s?

10. Who was Ellet, and why was he considered such a showman?

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