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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. Who is Seth Low?
(a) Brooklyn Mayor.
(b) Brooklyn Governor.
(c) New York Mayor.
(d) New York Governor.
2. On the day of its opening, at what time is the Brooklyn Bridge illuminated?
(a) 12:00 noon.
(b) 5:00 p.m.
(c) 12:00 midnight.
(d) 7:00 a.m.
3. Which of the following men would be most susceptible to the Bends in Dr. Smith's study?
(a) Overweight men.
(b) Underweight men.
(c) Men from minority backgrounds.
(d) Men who smoke.
4. How old is Emily Warren when she marries Washington Roebling?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 31.
(d) 27.
5. Who demands that all committee members be banned from entering their companies into the wire contract competition?
(a) Tiden.
(b) Roebling.
(c) Hewitt.
(d) Murphy.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is NOT a weather that slows down the spinning process on the bridge?
2. When the cable car successfully travels from Brooklyn to Manhattan, what do the newspapers dub the journey?
3. Which newspaper coins the term "The Gigantic Spinning Machine?"
4. In a glowing report in "The Eagle" about bridge construction, who is the only member of the project management left out of the article?
5. How old is the Long Island boy who volunteers to be the first person to cross the bridge?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did non-ticketholders find a way to join in the celebration of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?
2. How does Emily help Washington celebrate the bridge's completion?
3. What symptoms of the Bends does Dr. Smith encounter during his research of the disease?
4. How does Washington resign from office, and what is his life like after his resignation?
5. How does Ferrington react to being chosen as the first man to cross the Brooklyn Bridge?
6. How does the city of New York change during The Panic of 1873?
7. Why do the bridge workers go on strike in 1872.
8. What happens when Low takes Roebling to court for management power?
9. What effects does Smith see the bends has on workers circulatory systems?
10. How did Emily Warren help keep the Brooklyn Bridge project afloat when her husband became ill?
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