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) Telephone calls
(b) Press releases
(c) His aides
(d) Leaflets

2. Who fights Moses for control of the park?
(a) The Parks Council
(b) The Niagara Commission
(c) Governor Smith
(d) The Tunnel Authority

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

4. What does Moses want to build on Throgs's Neck?
(a) A skyscraper
(b) A shopping center
(c) A highway
(d) A park

5. Which area of New York city asks for more parks and playgrounds?
(a) The Bronx
(b) Harlem
(c) Astoria
(d) Greenwich Village

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

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

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

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

10. What does Moses have to use to pay for his bridge projects?
(a) His own money
(b) His Triborough funds
(c) His mother's money
(d) His children's college funds

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

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

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

14. What is the Good Government also referred to as?
(a) Two Shoes
(b) Goos Goos
(c) Boo Boos
(d) Twiglets

15. What kind of shop did Bernhard Cohen and his brother Samuel open?
(a) Dry goods store
(b) Jewelers
(c) Gun store
(d) Dry cleaning

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the investigation continuing in this section?

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

3. What is the name of Moses' brother?

4. What does Moses' mother die of?

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

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