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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. Who fights Moses for control of the park?
(a) The Tunnel Authority
(b) The Parks Council
(c) The Niagara Commission
(d) Governor Smith

2. What position does Moses accept in this section?
(a) President of the Long Island State Park Commission
(b) Chairman of the the Scout's association
(c) Governor of Albany
(d) President of USA

3. On what condition will August Heckscher donate money for a park?
(a) If they put his statue in the center of the park
(b) If they name it after him
(c) If they build a playground
(d) If they give it back

4. What is hindering Moses' West Side Improvement projects?
(a) The Casino
(b) The Squash and Country Club
(c) Columbia Yacht Club
(d) Empire State Building

5. What does Moses do when Kern tries to force him to comply with city procedures?
(a) Sends threatening letters to his wife
(b) Blackmails him
(c) Kills him
(d) Ruins his career

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary work while in New York?

2. What famous attraction is at Battery Park?

3. Who mainly lives on Long Island in the Twenties?

4. What club does Moses form at Oxford?

5. What kind of shop did Bernhard Cohen and his brother Samuel open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Bureau of Municipal Research do?

2. How does Moses use the Tribrough Act to benefit himself?

3. What does Moses like about Britain?

4. How does Moses get revenge on La Guardia and Roosevelt following his defeat over the tunnel project in Brooklyn?

5. How does Moses use his power in Part 4, Chapter 14?

6. How does Part 4, Chapter 21 show how Moses holds grudges?

7. How did the Moses family become rich?

8. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

9. How has Moses' life changed in Part 4, Chapter 15?

10. In what way do La Guardia and Moses not have a smooth relationship?

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