The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Emanuel own in New Haven?
(a) A parking lot
(b) A tea shop
(c) A brothel
(d) A department store

4. Who does Roosevelt accuse Moses of lying to?
(a) Bess
(b) La Guardia
(c) Smith
(d) His wife

5. Who does Moses ruin Kern's relationship with?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock
(b) Franklin Roosevelt
(c) La Guardia
(d) Rockefeller

6. What is the name of the ferry that travels from Astoria to 92nd Street?
(a) Lincoln Ferry
(b) Rockaway Ferry
(c) Thunder Ferry
(d) Goo Ferry

7. What does Moses attribute his defeat to?
(a) The press
(b) The New Deal
(c) His mother's death
(d) Lehman's brilliance

8. What subject does Moses choose for his PHD?
(a) British Public Service
(b) KGB
(c) The Soviet Union
(d) British Secret Service

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

10. Which area in New York is Riverside park a two-mile walk from?
(a) Harlem
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Astoria
(d) Bronx

11. Which of the following opens in the summer of 1929?
(a) Cafe Slavia
(b) Southern State Parkway
(c) Times Square
(d) Empire State Building

12. What sport does Moses want to sponsor?
(a) Boxing
(b) Golf
(c) Baseball
(d) Football

13. Who urges La Guardia to stay out of Moses' campaign?
(a) Smith
(b) Rockefeller
(c) Lehman
(d) Roosevelt

14. Why does Roosevelt refuse to allow Moses a permit for a bridge connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn?
(a) The bridge would allow criminals access into Manhattan
(b) The government need to save money
(c) The area has navy yards
(d) The plans are awful

15. What club does Moses form at Oxford?
(a) The Magic Circle
(b) The American Club
(c) The Looters Club
(d) The Jewish Club

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moses admire about Britain?

2. Who does Moses run against?

3. Who fights Moses for control of the park?

4. Where does Moses secure the release of federal lands?

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

(see the answer keys)

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