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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of a famous criminal that Mayor Big Bill Thompson allowed to walk freely through the streets of Chicago?
(a) Bugs Moran.
(b) John Dillinger.
(c) Al Capone.
(d) "Pretty Boy" Floyd.

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

3. What resulted from the high ranking personnel change that came to Daley at the beginning of his fourth term?
(a) Daley lost his control of the Italian neighborhoods and they started voting Republican.
(b) Police abuse returned to the black neighborhoods.
(c) Daley had a direct connection to federal funding that he used to his political advantage.
(d) Daley was sucked into a legal controversy that marred his remaining years as mayor.

4. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?
(a) The country witnessed his tough political tactics first hand.
(b) He improved the downtown and lake front areas and upgraded O'Hare from a military airport to one of the nation's state of the art commercial airports.
(c) He took personal risk in supporting Adalai Stevenson's nomination for a second run against President Eisenhower.
(d) He was behind massive urban renewal developments in poor minority areas of Chicago.

5. What was the year of the election for Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Richard Daley born?

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

3. What happened when the incumbent mayor before Richard Daley made his appeal before the Cook County Central Committee that was chaired by Daley?

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

5. What were the results of the election leading to Richard Daley's fourth term?

(see the answer key)

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