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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to segregation opponents who showed up at Richard Daley's house?
(a) The gathering was joined by neighborhood supporters who considered segregation in Chicago unjust.
(b) His neigbors pelted them with rocks.
(c) Police forces arrived to arrest all that were involved.
(d) A firetruck was dispatched to scatter the gathering with its fire hoses.

2. With whom did Richard Daley become most upset during the time of growing racial conflict?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King.
(c) Civil Rights lawyer William Kunstler.
(d) Police Chief Orlando Wilson.

3. What 1960 police department scandal caused great embarrassment for Richard Daley?
(a) The 1960 presidential election was found to be fraudulent.
(b) The murders of the activists were traced back to ward committeemen.
(c) A burglar reported that he was part of a burglary gang and the other members were policemen.
(d) Several officials were indicted for real estate contract violations.

4. What happened on Richard Daley's 68th birthday?
(a) A grand jury published a report that indicted police for abuse during a raid on a West Side residence where two Black Panther leaders were killed.
(b) He spent a quiet evening in seclusion with his family.
(c) City employees gave Daley a big party that was visited by high-ranking Democrats from across the country.
(d) The Democratic Central Committee gave Daley and his wife a trip to the Bahamas.

5. Besides protesters, who else did security forces target for harassment during the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
(a) Organizers who were not at the protest sites.
(b) News reporters.
(c) Sidewalk merchants.
(d) Spectators of the events.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Richard Daley respond to growing tensions in the weeks leading up to the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

2. What event led to the biggest scandal of Richard Daley's second term as mayor?

3. What was Richard Daley's response after a commission recommended that the police should treat blacks the same as whites?

4. How widely regarded was Richard Daley's victory for his fifth term regarded?

5. By what kind of margin did Richard Daley win the election to his fifth term?

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