Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What did Martin Luther King do when Mayor Daley's actions did not satisfactorily address the problems of segregation? (from Chapter VII)

Dr. King went to Washington, D.C. and delivered his "I have a dream" speech.

Dr. King left for Memphis, Tennessee where he was assassinated.

Dr. King was arrested by Chicago police on a voter fraud charge.

Dr. King began staging protest marches in white neighborhoods.

2.

Who among the front runners for the 1972 Democrat presidential nomination called Richard Daley on his victory for his fifth term? (from Epilogue)

According to Daley, "All of them."

According to The Minneapolis Star, "Hubert Humphrey."

According to the Washington Post, "Richard Nixon."

According to The Chicago Tribune, "Edmund Muskie."

3.

By what kind of margin did Richard Daley win the election to his fifth term? (from Epilogue)

He ran unopposed.

The election was cancelled as his opponent died in a mysterious auto accident a week before the election.

The closest margin of his career.

One of the largest margins in his career.

4.

Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects? (from Chapter VI)

On the south side between Daley's Irish Catholic birthplace and an African-American neighborhood.

An old Italian neighborhood known as the Valley.

West Halsted Street near the Chicago International Amphitheatre where the 1968 Democrat National Convention was eventually held.

Along Waveland Avenue near Wrigley Field.

5.

Who did Richard Daley help to get nominated for the 1956 Democratic candidate for president? (from Chapter V)

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Harry Truman.

John F. Kennedy.

Adalai Stevenson.

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