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

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) Al Capone.
(b) Bugs Moran.
(c) "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
(d) John Dillinger.

2. After the inauguration of John F. Kennedy, how many people were considered to be more powerful than Richard Daley?
(a) President Kennedy, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) Just President Kennedy.
(c) President Kennedy and Sam Rayburn.
(d) President Kennedy, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.

3. What role did Joe McDonough play in shaping Richard Daley's political career?
(a) He chose Daley as his Chief of Staff.
(b) He introduced Daley to his wife.
(c) He rented a room to Daley so he could get to work on time.
(d) He taught Daley the ins and outs of Chicago's political machine.

4. How did Richard Daley's talent affect the 1948 election?
(a) He developed campaign ads that made people believe that Thomas Dewey was planning to desegregate Chicago.
(b) His ability to turn out votes helped Harry Truman win the presidential election.
(c) He was able to organize campaign ralleys that helped Harry Truman win the presidential election.
(d) He knew how to use his office to raise funds.

5. When Joe McDonough was elected to County Treasurer, what happened to Richard Daley?
(a) The two split and Daley continued to pursue his career in City Hall.
(b) Daley was left in Chicago City Hall where he eventually became a rival to McDonough.
(c) McDonough kept Daley in his office as an aide.
(d) Daley decided to set his own course and run for state senate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?

2. If Chicagoans were disagreeable when they raised complaints to the city, how did Richard Daley regard their complaint?

3. What was in the front and back of Richard Daley's house?

4. Who did Richard Daley appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?

5. What did Richard Daley persist in calling Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

(see the answer key)

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