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

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

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose term expires in 1970?
(a) Moses'
(b) Lindsay's
(c) La Guardia's
(d) Rockefeller's

2. What is Gene Gleason's role at the newspaper?
(a) Editor
(b) Reporter
(c) Owner
(d) Sub-editor

3. What does Arthur Palmer want to talk Moses into doing?
(a) To build in Chicago
(b) To build in Texas
(c) Resigning
(d) Donating money

4. Where did Moses put most of the people he forced out of their homes?
(a) Tenements
(b) Chicago
(c) New Jersey
(d) The streets

5. What is Vincent Gigante's nickname?
(a) The Nutty Assassin
(b) Two Times
(c) The Eyes
(d) The Chin

6. How does Moses think he can solve the problem of traffic congestion?
(a) Narrowing the roads
(b) Developing alternative routes
(c) Allowing one car per family
(d) Widening the roads

7. What does Moses realize that the Rockefeller administration is waiting for?
(a) For him to lose all of his money
(b) For him to become too old to work
(c) For him to build a bridge
(d) For him to go crazy

8. Who names a plaza after Moses?
(a) The Salvation Army
(b) Harvard University
(c) Fordham University
(d) The Boy Scouts

9. What member of his family does Rockefeller want to take over Moses' position?
(a) His brother
(b) His nephew
(c) His son
(d) His cousin

10. What position does O'Dwyer now hold?
(a) Chief Engineer
(b) Hangman
(c) Mayor
(d) Vice President

11. What is Gigante's job at the Washington Square Village Corporation?
(a) Janitor
(b) Housing officer
(c) Cleaner
(d) Night watchman

12. What kind of company is Goldwater and Flynn?
(a) Law firm
(b) Housing firm
(c) Employment firm
(d) Bank

13. Who is the Chase Manhattan Bank controlled by?
(a) The Rockefeller family
(b) Moses
(c) The Trump family
(d) President Nixon

14. What do Cohen and Gabel investigate?
(a) Corruption
(b) Fraud
(c) Moses' dealings with the underworld
(d) The housing situation

15. What is the Slum Clearance Program replacing non slum properties with?
(a) Cinemas
(b) Tenements
(c) Cafes
(d) Nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business is Tavern on the Green?

2. Which of the following structures did Moses not build?

3. What does Moses' housing project aim to clear?

4. What does Moses attempt to write in this section?

5. Where is Tavern on the Green located?

(see the answer keys)

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