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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Richard Daley visit the Democrat Party headquarters after city council meetings?
(a) He wanted to check what the marching orders were from the Party regulars.
(b) He owed the party his political allegiance.
(c) He served as Democrat Party Chairman.
(d) He needed the Party's help for his next election campaign.

2. What were the qualifications that a ward committeeman had to prove to get appointed to the head of a city department?
(a) A clean criminal background and at lease five years experience in a related field.
(b) They had to deliver huge number of votes for Democrat candidates.
(c) They had to have or be working toward a master's degree related to the position for which they were contending.
(d) They had to have an attractive resume filled with achievements that could be verified.

3. Who was the Democrat official who became a rival to Daley in his climb to the chairmanship of the Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Clarence Wager.
(c) Benjamin Adamowski.
(d) Paul Douglas.

4. Where did the Introduction first appear?
(a) Chicago Sun-Times.
(b) Chicago Herald.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Chicago Tribune.

5. Daley did not personally attack his opponent, but what was one of the things the Democratic Machine did during the election?
(a) It doctored documents that showed Daley's opponent stole public money for his business.
(b) It passed around Merriam's divorce papers in Catholic neighborhoods.
(c) It stole yard signs of Daley's opponent.
(d) It passed around photographs suggesting Daley's opponenet was having an illicit affair.

6. How were many of the precinct committee positions earned through the years?
(a) Through hard work or devotion.
(b) Through winning public support for a cause or virtue.
(c) Through paying for favors or graft.
(d) Through family connections or nepotism.

7. What was the first stop that Richard Daley made everyday?
(a) Chicago City Hall.
(b) A convenience store for a newspaper and a cup of coffee.
(c) St. Peter's for Daily Mass.
(d) A local coffee shop for a doughnut.

8. What was the most important rule Richard Daley learned from Joe McDonough?
(a) Don't call us, we'll call you.
(b) Don't look back, something may be gaining on you.
(c) Keep a stiff upper lip.
(d) Don't get caught.

9. How many patronage jobs did Vito Marzullo have for his precinct?
(a) 40.
(b) 400.
(c) 4000.
(d) 400 per zip code.

10. How often were Richard Daley's phones checked for bugs?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Daily.

11. 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.

12. What did Richard Daley do through the evenings of the 1920's after he was finished with his day job with the City?
(a) He attended DePaul Law School.
(b) He tended bar for several illegal speakeasies.
(c) He drove a truck delivering coal to factories.
(d) He wrote campaign speeches for Democrat dignitaries.

13. Royko reported that ___________ were not upset with Richard Daley's abuses of power.
(a) Presidents.
(b) Chicagoans.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Democrats.

14. What public office traditionally rose through the Chicago Democratic political system?
(a) City Manager.
(b) U.S. Senator.
(c) Chief of Police.
(d) Judge.

15. What was the label that was given to those who had similar views to Richard Daley in the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) Young Thugs.
(b) New Democrats.
(c) The Liberals.
(d) The Neophytes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Richard Daley's family background?

3. What happened to Richard Daley's chief opponent for Cook County Democratic Chairman shortly before the election?

4. What would ward committeemen do if they could not win election to an additional public office?

5. Richard Daley and who else knew how many patronage jobs existed?

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