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

Robert Caro
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Robert Caro
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Moses intend to tax to finance public housing?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Telephones
(c) Books
(d) Cigarettes

3. Which of the following actors performs in the plays?
(a) Harvey Keitel
(b) Marlon Brando
(c) James Dean
(d) George C. Scott

4. What does Moses want to use the profits from the fair to build?
(a) A skyscraper
(b) A park in Flushing Meadows
(c) A housing complex
(d) A fun fair

5. Why can Lindsay not get rid of Moses?
(a) The public love him
(b) He is too useful
(c) He can ruin Lindsay's career
(d) He controls too much money

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does one of Moses' aides die of?

3. What is the name of Moses' executive officer?

4. What does Tavern on the Green need to destroy to build their parking lot?

5. Where did Moses put most of the people he forced out of their homes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does society start to reward Moses towards the end of his life?

2. What does Lindsay decide in January, 1966?

3. What leads to the decay of the mass transit system?

4. What does Gleason uncover about Moses in Part 7, Chapter 43?

5. What does the attorney look into when assessing Moses' situation?

6. How does Moses' situation change in Part 6, Chapter 32?

7. In what way has Moses met his match with Rockefeller?

8. What problem does New York City have with some of its buildings in Part 5, Chapter 34?

9. Who are Henry Cohen and Hortense Gabel?

10. How does Moses deal with people who will not move out of their apartments?

(see the answer keys)

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