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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most important rule Richard Daley learned from Joe McDonough?
(a) Keep a stiff upper lip.
(b) Don't get caught.
(c) Don't look back, something may be gaining on you.
(d) Don't call us, we'll call you.

2. To what did Richard Daley credit his large majorities in African-American precincts?
(a) The involvement of Martin Luther King in civil rights controversies.
(b) Street repair projects.
(c) His decision to move into an African-American neighborhood to initiate desegregation efforts.
(d) His door-to-door campaigning.

3. Who was the Republican candidate opposing Richard Daley in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?
(a) Dan Rostenkowski.
(b) Martin Kennelly.
(c) Vito Marzullo.
(d) Alderman Robert Merriam.

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

5. What caused an outbreak of fires and looting on Chicago's West Side African-American neighborhoods during Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) The assassination of Martin Luther King.
(b) The retirement of Police Chief Orlando Wilson.
(c) Increased police abuse after the retirement of Police Chief Orlando Wilson.
(d) Daley ordering water to be cut off from fire hydrants in the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a campaign tactic that Richard Daley used against all of his election opponents?

2. What were the issues that Richard Daley's opponent raised during the election before his fourth term?

3. Why did Richard Daley make the unusual move?

4. Who was the last elected Chicago Mayor before Richard Daley?

5. Daley did not personally attack his opponent, but what was one of the things the Democratic Machine did during the election?

(see the answer key)

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