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

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 - Hard

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 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following actors performs in the plays?

2. Where is Tavern on the Green located?

3. What is the name of the investigator who investigates a scandal at the fair?

4. What does the East Tremont area manufacture?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What popular decision does Moses make in Part 7, Chapter 44?

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

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

4. How is Moses able to maintain a good life even though he is not rich?

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

6. What problems does Gleason have during his investigation?

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

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

9. Describe Moses' housing project.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use one of the following questions or statements to write a 500-word essay:

1) How did the Moses family build itself into a position of wealth?

2) Moses could not have achieved what he did in his life without the success of his family.

3) How did Moses' family instill in him a need to be successful?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the chain of command needed to build New York City in relation to the following:

1) Funding

2) Organization

3) Planning

4) Building

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following questions to answer:

1) Why did Moses not make a good politician?

2) How do people view Moses differently today to when he was alive?

3) How and why did Moses' ideologies change?

(see the answer keys)

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