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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. Which of the following beaches opens during Roosevelt's administration?
(a) Jones Beach
(b) Bess Beach
(c) Moses Beach
(d) Lincoln Beach

2. Who urges La Guardia to stay out of Moses' campaign?
(a) Lehman
(b) Roosevelt
(c) Smith
(d) Rockefeller

3. Where does Moses secure the release of federal lands?
(a) Fire Island
(b) Jack's Island
(c) Brooklyn
(d) Bronx

4. Which organization has proposed public parks on Long Island in the past?
(a) The Good Government
(b) RSPCC
(c) Child's Play
(d) Tunnel Authority

5. What does Emanuel own in New Haven?
(a) A brothel
(b) A tea shop
(c) A parking lot
(d) A department store

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moses want to destroy in 1941?

2. Who does Moses become friends with in this chapter?

3. What does Moses' mother die of?

4. Where does Moses set up his offices?

5. What University does Robert enroll at?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did New York and its people benefit from the Roaring Twenties?

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

3. How does the Depression affect New York City?

4. Why does Moses constantly find himself in legal battles?

5. How does Moses win his legal battle against the Casino?

6. In what way was Moses considered a loner at college?

7. How is Moses' lust for power beginning to work against him in Part 5, Chapter 28?

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

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

10. Why can Roosevelt not discharge Moses?

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