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

2. What was the result of Richard Daley's hard work with the Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Chicago became the model of political efficiency.
(b) Street repairs for Chicago received sufficient funding.
(c) Influence of Republicans was almost eliminated.
(d) Crime was reduced dramatically.

3. Who did Richard Daley help to get nominated for the 1956 Democratic candidate for president?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) Adalai Stevenson.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Harry Truman.

4. What happened when Richard Daley ran for his second term?
(a) He was overwhelmingly re-elected.
(b) He chose to step aside and run for state senate.
(c) Corruption and segregation caused him to be narrowly defeated by Robert Merriam.
(d) The election ended in a draw and Daley ended up being selected by the Chicago City Council.

5. In earlier times how did ward committeemen win influence over immigrants?
(a) They dispatched henchmen to threaten them if they were not compliant.
(b) They helped them get the forms that helped to keep them in the country.
(c) They helped them fill out papers and figure out their taxes and licenses.
(d) They helped them find homes and jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Royko suggest that immigrants were tolerant of Richard Daley's abuses of power?

2. What was among the promises that Daley made during the campaign?

3. How many patronage jobs did Vito Marzullo have for his precinct?

4. What did Richard Daley provide these organizations to maintain their support?

5. What nickname did Richard Daley earn while national attention was focused on Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is nepotism and how did Richard Daley use it?

3. In earlier times how would a ward committeeman coerce immigrants to vote for Democrats?

4. What was the most notable contribution Richard Daley made to the Cook County Democratic Central Committee and how was it shown?

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

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

7. What was Richard Daley's strategy regarding dirty campaigning?

8. How did Richard Daley deal with scandals and inefficiencies within the city departments in Chicago?

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

10. What were three scandals that plagued the Chicago Police Department in 1959 and 1960?

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