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. What does Moses' housing project aim to clear?
(a) The slums
(b) The streets
(c) The roads
(d) The parks

2. What is the name of the chief engineer Moses attacks?
(a) Singstad
(b) Bingsby
(c) Jacobs
(d) Rotten

3. When does Moses bulldoze the playground?
(a) Early morning
(b) Lunch time
(c) At night
(d) After he has permission

4. What does Tavern on the Green want to build?
(a) A parking lot
(b) A runway
(c) Offices
(d) A road

5. Where does Moses like to spend his vacations?
(a) The Carribean
(b) Russia
(c) Britain
(d) Brazil

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

7. What does Rockefeller want Moses to resign in 1962?
(a) His Tunnel Authority chairmanship
(b) His Long Island State Part Commission
(c) Everything
(d) His Title I Presidency

8. What is Norton Mockridge's role at the newspaper?
(a) Copy Writer
(b) Owner
(c) Reporter
(d) Editor

9. What was Moses' role with the Mayor's Slum Committee?
(a) President
(b) Director
(c) Chairman
(d) Governor

10. What does Exton claim Moses is motivated by?
(a) Power
(b) Hate
(c) Revenge
(d) History

11. Which of the following is not one of Pokrass' secret partners?
(a) Frank Costello
(b) John Goodwin
(c) Joe Adonis
(d) Meyer Lansky

12. What does Moses develop in this section?
(a) A housing program
(b) A computer
(c) A bridge
(d) A film project

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

14. Why does Moses have to build the Throgs Neck Bridge?
(a) For the World's Fair
(b) Because of Traffic congestion
(c) For a military parade
(d) Because the Bronx -Whitstone Bridege is falling down

15. What does Moses want to build in the East Temont area?
(a) Cross-Bronx Expressway
(b) A shopping mall
(c) The world's biggest parking lot
(d) Highway 78

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does O'Dwyer now hold?

2. What will happen if Rockefeller breaks the bond covenants?

3. What is the only way to reach New York airport?

4. In what city are they building a mass transit line down the middle of highways?

5. What does Rockefeller accept from Moses in this section?

(see the answer keys)

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