Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to honest officials in the department that became troublesome for Richard Daley?
(a) Code enforcement and real estate agents who tried to blow the whistle had false information on their finances published and were chased out of their departments or businesses.
(b) Ward committeemen who refused to cheat lost their positions and discredited within the Cook County Democrat Party.
(c) Code enforcement personnel with the responsibility to provide housing access were beaten up and taken to the outskirts of Chicago.
(d) Honest policemen are placed in desk jobs, passed over for promotions, and are isolated from important activities.

2. What was one of Richard Daley's first achievements as mayor?
(a) He sought and received increased tax revenue through the Republican Governor of Illinois.
(b) He won additional funds for Chicago public schools.
(c) He established a new affordable bus service to enhance mass transit.
(d) He got federal funds to make Chicago streets part of the Interstate Highway system.

3. What skills did Richard Daley learn in the Christian Brothers technical school?
(a) Jabbing and dodging for boxers.
(b) Welding a pipefitting for plumbers.
(c) Smelting and extruding for iron workers.
(d) Typing and shorthand for a secretarial position.

4. What did Richard Daley persist in calling Chicago O'Hare International Airport?
(a) The Airfield.
(b) O'Hara.
(c) The Chicago Airstrip.
(d) Kennedy International.

5. How did Richard Daley's day begin and end?
(a) With a cup of cofee and a blintz.
(b) With a kiss from his wife.
(c) With a ride in his limo.
(d) With a police review of his enemies activities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often were Richard Daley's phones checked for bugs?

2. What is the topic for Chapter II?

3. In his earlier years as Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley walked down Michigan Avenue to greet people. Why did he stop the practice?

4. Why did some members of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee believe that Richard Daley was not suited for the position of Chairman?

5. What major political event was guided by Richard Daley's leadership in 1956?

(see the answer key)

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