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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was in the front and back of Richard Daley's house?
(a) A spacious lawn.
(b) Roman Catholic statuary.
(c) Chicago police officers.
(d) Fountains.

2. Upon what has Richard Daley's quick rise in political influence been credited?
(a) His quiet and earnest work to help all voters get to the polls.
(b) His unique skill as an orator to persuade even the most seasoned officeholder to take action.
(c) His membership in a club named the Hamburgs that spawned a number of successful Chicago politicians.
(d) His ability to see and negotiate his way through conflict.

3. Where were the headquarters of the Chicago Democrat Party in relation to Richard Daley's office?
(a) In the public library.
(b) Across the street.
(c) Near Comisky Park.
(d) On the south side of Michigan Avenue.

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

5. How did Richard Daley's talent affect the 1948 election?
(a) He knew how to use his office to raise funds.
(b) His ability to turn out votes helped Harry Truman win the presidential election.
(c) He was able to organize campaign ralleys that helped Harry Truman win the presidential election.
(d) He developed campaign ads that made people believe that Thomas Dewey was planning to desegregate Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?

2. What was Richard Daley's family background?

3. In Chicago City Hall, Richard Daley was known by all of the following except:

4. Into what type of neighborhood was Richard Daley born?

5. What did Royko state disturbed Richard Daley?

(see the answer key)

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