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

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

3. What is the name of the day people celebrated the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) "The People's Day."
(b) "Roebling's Day."
(c) "The Day of the Great Bridge."
(d) "Bridge Day."

4. How many anchor bars hold the Brooklyn Bridge together?
(a) 9.
(b) 900.
(c) 99.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month of the year is the first cable car sent across the East River?

2. Which newspaper coins the term "The Gigantic Spinning Machine?"

3. How far away is Roebling's new house in Columbia Ridge from the bridge?

4. Who demands that all committee members be banned from entering their companies into the wire contract competition?

5. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Emily Warren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effects does Smith see the bends has on workers circulatory systems?

2. What was work like for the men who first began construction on the Brooklyn footbridge?

3. What happens on Thanksgiving day during the time the wires are being strung up?

4. How does Ferrington react to being chosen as the first man to cross the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. How did Roebling celebrate his accomplishments after all his guests left his home?

6. How did non-ticketholders find a way to join in the celebration of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

7. How do the crowds react to the first wires being suspended from the Brooklyn Bridge?

8. How does Emily help Washington celebrate the bridge's completion?

9. What lifestyle does Dr. Smith notice of the men living in the tenements near the construction site?

10. Why does Roebling decide to make a public appearance before the completion of the bridge, and how does he look to the public?

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