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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joe McDonough was elected to County Treasurer, what happened to Richard Daley?
(a) The two split and Daley continued to pursue his career in City Hall.
(b) Daley decided to set his own course and run for state senate.
(c) McDonough kept Daley in his office as an aide.
(d) Daley was left in Chicago City Hall where he eventually became a rival to McDonough.

2. Into what type of neighborhood was Richard Daley born?
(a) Irish-Catholic on the South-side of Chicago.
(b) Slavic-Orthodox on the Southest corner of Chicago.
(c) German-Lutheran on the Northwest corner of Chicago.
(d) French-Catholic on the shores of Lake Michigan.

3. What nickname did Richard Daley earn while national attention was focused on Chicago?
(a) "Richard the lionhearted."
(b) "Dick the bruiser."
(c) "Daley the developer."
(d) "Dick the builder."

4. What was Richard Daley's response after a commission recommended that the police should treat blacks the same as whites?
(a) He increased abuse against everybody.
(b) He relented and began promoting a, "kinder and gentler," police force.
(c) He ignored the recommendations and increased the use of force.
(d) He assigned another commission under his control that recommended he keep his policies in place.

5. Upon what has Richard Daley's quick rise in political influence been credited?
(a) His quiet and earnest work to help all voters get to the polls.
(b) His membership in a club named the Hamburgs that spawned a number of successful Chicago politicians.
(c) His unique skill as an orator to persuade even the most seasoned officeholder to take action.
(d) His ability to see and negotiate his way through conflict.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Richard Daley present himself as in his first campaign for Mayor?

3. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?

4. What was the first unusual decision that Richard Daley made after he was elected mayor?

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

(see the answer key)

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