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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. What did people have to do to stay safe in Chicago while Richard Daley was growing up?
(a) Show courtesy to women and children.
(b) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(c) Wear safety helmets.
(d) Stay in their own neighborhood with their own kind.

2. What was the profession of Mike Royko, author of "Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago"?
(a) First baseman for the Chicago Cubs.
(b) Author and newspaper columnist with three Chicago newspapers.
(c) Author and city official in Chicago.
(d) Author and television commentator with several Chicago television stations.

3. Royko reported that _______________ were most suspicious of Richard Daley.
(a) Illinois governors.
(b) Outsiders to Chicago.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Congressmen.

4. What was the result to Richard Daley from the unusual circumstance of Clarence Wagner dropping out of the contest for Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Richard Daley was suspected of being corrupt and unworthy of trust for several years.
(b) Daley was both feared and respected by the hard fighting politicians in Chicago.
(c) Richard Daley became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.
(d) Daley was seen as an uncouth opportunist who took advantage of the misfortunes of his political opponenets.

5. Why did Royko suggest that immigrants were tolerant of Richard Daley's abuses of power?
(a) They would get their kick-back.
(b) They were accustomed to czars, kings, and emperors using power like a club.
(c) He abused power for their benefit.
(d) They knew if they were patient they would get theirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?

2. Daley did not personally attack his opponent, but what was one of the things the Democratic Machine did during the election?

3. How did Royko describe Richard Daley's response to political brawls in Chicago?

4. What were the campaign issues pressed by the Republican candidate in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?

5. How old was Richard Daley when he became a precinct captain for a South Side ward?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the result of the turmoil during the 1968 Democratic National Convention to Richard Daley's personal popularity?

2. What was a rumor the Democratic Machine spread about Alderman Robert Merriam to help Richard Daley's win the 1955 mayoral election?

3. Who won the 1960 presidential election and what was Richard Daley's role in the victory?

4. What are two daily rituals that Richard Daley had on his trip to work?

5. To what office was Richard Daley's mentor elected and how did his mentor's habit help his career?

6. Why did Richard Daley have a daily meeting with the director of patronage and why was it important to his power?

7. What effort was taken to prove that Chicago was rigidly segregated and what was the result?

8. What was the Democratic Central Committee and how did Richard Daley become a part of it?

9. What was the motivation for Richard Daley to maintain segregation?

10. What was Richard Daley's strange moral code?

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