Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How widely regarded was Richard Daley's victory for his fifth term regarded?
(a) Throughout the state of Illinois.
(b) All the way to Washington, D.C.
(c) Very few people noticed.
(d) Within the Cook County Democrat Party.

2. How large and what was the make up of the security detail for the 1968 Democratic National convention?
(a) 25,000 police officers and National Guard soldiers.
(b) 2,500 precinct walkers and sanitation workers.
(c) 20,000 Marines and Illinois State Patrolmen.
(d) 15,000 private security personnel and prison guards.

3. What would ward committeemen do if they could not win election to an additional public office?
(a) They would make additional money running a protection racket through the Chicago Police Department.
(b) They would operate their own business that was given preferential treatment by the city government.
(c) They were given prime jobs running city departments.
(d) They would give themselves the best patronage jobs.

4. What organizations gave Richard Daley his most loyal support?
(a) Law enforcement agencies.
(b) Labor unions.
(c) Bowling leagues.
(d) Public schools.

5. How did ward committeemen use their influence to encourage participation in elections?
(a) He would tell them, "Now that you are American it is you civic duty to vote."
(b) He would tell them, "If you don't vote, you might lose your public housing."
(c) He would tell them, "Voting makes you as powerful as the people in elected office."
(d) He would tell them, "Voting helps you protect the freedoms for which you left your homeland."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?

2. How were the various Chicago neighborhoods sustained economically?

3. What talent of Richard Daley's earned him praise from Democrats around the country?

4. Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects?

5. How did the press handle the April event?

(see the answer key)

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