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 position does Moses accept in this section?
(a) Governor of Albany
(b) President of USA
(c) Chairman of the the Scout's association
(d) President of the Long Island State Park Commission

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

3. What does Moses want to destroy in 1941?
(a) The Empire State Building
(b) The Casino
(c) The Aquarium
(d) His mother's house

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who offers Moses the job of President of the Long Island State Park Commission?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt
(b) James Dean
(c) Rockefeller
(d) Governor Smith

14. What does the mayor's office think is the only way to stop Moses?
(a) Kill him
(b) Fire him
(c) Bankrupt him
(d) Cripple him

15. What famous attraction is at Battery Park?
(a) Fort Lincoln
(b) The Statue of Liberty
(c) Fort Clinton
(d) Madison Gardens

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moses have to use to pay for his bridge projects?

2. What political ideal does Smith support?

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

4. What does Moses' mother die of?

5. Where does Macy become a powerful political figure?

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