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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. What is the name of the park that commemorates the inception of the Brooklyn Bridge plan?
(a) Deer Valley Park.
(b) Squirrel Nest Park.
(c) Turtle Crossing Park.
(d) Owl Head Park.

2. 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) Walk his dog.
(d) Skip a stone.

3. How many weeks vacation does Kingsley take after news of his scandal breaks out in the papers?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

4. Which of the following diseases eventually kills John Roebling?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Tetenus.
(c) Gangrine.
(d) Polio.

5. How long is the bridge Roebling builds across the Niagara Falls?
(a) 500 feet.
(b) 1,200 feet.
(c) 1,700 feet.
(d) 800 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following poets is a supporter of Roebling's bridge project?

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

3. How does Washington Roebling feel about having to speak for his father at meetings?

4. Which river in New York is considered the best harbor?

5. How many ferries commute between Manhattan and Brooklyn each day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How are the streets of Manhattan described in the 1850s?

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

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

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

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