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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Richard Daley make the unusual move?
(a) Many people in the previous administration did not trust Daley and thought him paranoid.
(b) He wanted to show everyone that the Democrat Machine was going to tighten its control over Chicago.
(c) A new chairman might do what he did--replace Daley with himself.
(d) He knew he would be spending long hours at work and wanted to cut down the time he was away from his family.

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

3. What was Richard Daley able to accomplish with the additional funding that the Republican Governor of Illinois granted to Chicago in 1956?
(a) Begin new construction and present tangible proof to the voters that he is wasting no time in improving the city.
(b) Show the parents of school children that he wanted to improve education.
(c) Show the voters who could not afford a car that he would help them get to work.
(d) Show decision makers in Washington that he could support their plans.

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

5. What is a campaign tactic that Richard Daley used against all of his election opponents?
(a) He would have public debates against the opponent and stack the audience in his favor.
(b) The Chicago Democrat Machine spread scandalous stories about the opponent that was either false or irrelevant, but Daley kept himself detatched from the stories.
(c) On election day he had public works projects on streets for polling sites in precincts where he feared losing.
(d) He campaigned door-to-door in precincts where he was polling behind his opponent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused an outbreak of fires and looting on Chicago's West Side African-American neighborhoods during Richard Daley's fourth term?

2. To what did Richard Daley credit his large majorities in African-American precincts?

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

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

5. When Joe McDonough was elected to County Treasurer, what happened to Richard Daley?

(see the answer key)

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