1. How long was Richard Daley on the city payroll?
(a) 23 years as mayor.
(b) Sporadically over five decades.
(c) At least the next 48 years.
(d) 53 years.

2. What skills did Richard Daley learn in the Christian Brothers technical school?
(a) Jabbing and dodging for boxers.
(b) Smelting and extruding for iron workers.
(c) Welding a pipefitting for plumbers.
(d) Typing and shorthand for a secretarial position.

3. What were the campaign issues pressed by the Republican candidate in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?
(a) Inconsistent garbage removal and government waste.
(b) Equal rights and desegregation.
(c) School funding and violent crime.
(d) Corruption in the Police Department and the Democratic Machine.

4. What happened when the incumbent mayor before Richard Daley made his appeal before the Cook County Central Committee that was chaired by Daley?
(a) He died in an auto accident days before the election and Daley appointed himself as candidate after the death.
(b) He was fired by the committee and Daley appointed himself.
(c) Daley was drafted to run for Mayor.
(d) He declared that he changed parties to Republican and ran with that party.

5. What past time of Joe McDonough helped Richard Daley earn political status and why?
(a) McDonough enjoyed deep sea diving and left the office frequently to Daley's care.
(b) McDonough was a widely reputed alcoholic so Daley's departure was considered wise.
(c) McDonough was a philanderer so Daley began to sow the seeds of McDonugh's humiliation.
(d) McDonough spent much time at race tracks allowing Daley fill the responsibilities of McDonough's office.