Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | One Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | One Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Richard Daley able to accomplish with the additional funding that the Republican Governor of Illinois granted to Chicago in 1956?
(a) Show the parents of school children that he wanted to improve education.
(b) Show decision makers in Washington that he could support their plans.
(c) Show the voters who could not afford a car that he would help them get to work.
(d) Begin new construction and present tangible proof to the voters that he is wasting no time in improving the city.

2. 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.

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

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) He declared that he changed parties to Republican and ran with that party.
(d) Daley was drafted to run for Mayor.

5. 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 assigned another commission under his control that recommended he keep his policies in place.
(d) He ignored the recommendations and increased the use of force.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Richard Daley's opponent during his fourth run for Mayor?

3. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?

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

5. What was the year of the election for Richard Daley's fourth term?

(see the answer key)

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