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

2. Who does Moses become friends with in this chapter?
(a) Frank Jones
(b) Thomas A. McWhinney
(c) Theodore Dreiser
(d) Franklin Roosevelt

3. Who does Moses write speeches for?
(a) Lenny Bruce
(b) The President
(c) The governor
(d) John Wayne

4. Which organization has proposed public parks on Long Island in the past?
(a) RSPCC
(b) Child's Play
(c) The Good Government
(d) Tunnel Authority

5. Who does the Fusion Party nominate to run for mayor?
(a) Robert Moses
(b) Fiorello H. La Guardia
(c) Alfred Smith
(d) Franklin Roosevelt

6. Where does Moses go for the legislative fight?
(a) New Haven
(b) Albany
(c) New Jersey
(d) Chicago

7. Where does Roosevelt want to build the U.S Merchant Marine Academy?
(a) Wantagh Causeway
(b) Jones Beach
(c) Throgs Neck
(d) Heckscher State Park

8. What position does La Guardia offer Moses?
(a) Parks Chairman
(b) President of the New York Yankees
(c) Parks Commissioner
(d) Speech writer

9. What is the name of the bridge Moses builds on the West Side?
(a) Brooklyn Bridge
(b) Hudson Bridge
(c) Washington Bridge
(d) Madison Bridge

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

11. What is the name of the investigation continuing in this section?
(a) Valentine Investigation
(b) Gains Investigation
(c) Seaburg Investigation
(d) City Investigation

12. Where does Moses plan to relocate the aquarium?
(a) The Bronx Zoo
(b) The Brooklyn Zoo
(c) Long Island
(d) Central Park

13. Where do Moses and his family rent a house?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Albany
(c) Manhattan
(d) Long Island

14. What hits New York City hard in 1930?
(a) A typhoon
(b) Housing shortages
(c) An aeroplane
(d) The Depression

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following parks does Moses plan to build in this chapter:

2. What is Moses able to do for the first time in his life?

3. What famous attraction is at Battery Park?

4. Who urges La Guardia to stay out of Moses' campaign?

5. What does New York City experience on August 17, 1936?

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