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

2. Which of the following people has an estate in the Carribean?
(a) Bernard Gimbel
(b) Theo Roosevelt
(c) Jack Hobbs
(d) Johnny Rotten

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

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

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Moses bulldoze the playground?

2. What does Tavern on the Green want to build?

3. Who is in charge of the Title I program?

4. What kind of company is Goldwater and Flynn?

5. What does La Guardia die of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Rockefeller get Moses' support for his transportation plan?

7. Why does the mayor not fire Moses?

8. What extra authority do the succeeding governors give Moses in Part 6, Chapter 33?

9. How does Moses try and fail to support Constable in charging admission for the plays?

10. Who are Henry Cohen and Hortense Gabel?

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