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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Moses borrow $20,000 from?
(a) Governor Smith
(b) His brother
(c) His mother
(d) His uncle

2. Who is the governor of New York after Smith?
(a) Woody Allen
(b) James Dean
(c) Franklin Roosevelt
(d) Nelson Rockefeller

3. What does New York City experience on August 17, 1936?
(a) A hurricaine
(b) The worst-ever traffic jam
(c) A heat wave
(d) A snow storm

4. What organization in New York City controlled by when Moses first arrives?
(a) Yammany
(b) Black Panthers
(c) IRA
(d) Tammany

5. Where does Moses set up his offices?
(a) Empire State Building
(b) August Belmont mansion
(c) Lincoln Building
(d) New York University

6. What does Moses use to communicate to the public?
(a) Telephone calls
(b) Leaflets
(c) Press releases
(d) His aides

7. Which sports team is Moses a captain of at Oxford?
(a) Rugby
(b) Water polo
(c) Soccer
(d) Hockey

8. What do the children in Harlem do instead of playing in parks?
(a) Read
(b) Stay at home
(c) Roam the streets
(d) Go to school

9. On what condition will August Heckscher donate money for a park?
(a) If they build a playground
(b) If they put his statue in the center of the park
(c) If they name it after him
(d) If they give it back

10. What does Moses' mother die of?
(a) Stoke
(b) Cancer
(c) Measles
(d) Heart attack

11. What position does Moses reject in this chapter?
(a) Vice presidency
(b) Priest
(c) Oxford University
(d) A state position

12. Who does Moses test his playground equipment on?
(a) His children
(b) High school kids
(c) His wife
(d) Students

13. What political ideal does Smith support?
(a) Monarchism
(b) Socialism
(c) Fascism
(d) Progressivism

14. What is Moses able to do for the first time in his life?
(a) Run
(b) Support himself
(c) Play golf
(d) Go on holiday

15. Which of Moses' Allies runs for President in 1928?
(a) Bess
(b) Franklin Roosevelt
(c) La Guardia
(d) Alfred Smith

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Roosevelt want to build the U.S Merchant Marine Academy?

2. Where do Moses and his family rent a house?

3. What state did Bernhard live in before he went to New York?

4. Who fights Moses for control of the park?

5. What does Moses want to destroy in 1941?

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