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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Richard Daley's day begin and end?
(a) With a kiss from his wife.
(b) With a ride in his limo.
(c) With a cup of cofee and a blintz.
(d) With a police review of his enemies activities.

2. Into what type of neighborhood was Richard Daley born?
(a) German-Lutheran on the Northwest corner of Chicago.
(b) Slavic-Orthodox on the Southest corner of Chicago.
(c) Irish-Catholic on the South-side of Chicago.
(d) French-Catholic on the shores of Lake Michigan.

3. In Chicago City Hall, Richard Daley was known by all of the following except:
(a) Hizzoner.
(b) Duh Mare.
(c) The Big Guy.
(d) The Man on the Fifth.

4. Why did some members of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee believe that Richard Daley was not suited for the position of Chairman?
(a) He was too conservative.
(b) He was thought to be indecisive.
(c) Some saw him as too liberal.
(d) His professional background was considered to be to controversial.

5. What event led to the biggest scandal of Richard Daley's second term as mayor?
(a) Three civil rights activists were found beaten to death and buried at a construction site outside of Chicago.
(b) A burglar was arrested.
(c) A former ward committeeman went public with how precincts would routinely, "Vote the graveyard."
(d) The Attorney General of Illinois investigated and took steps to take control of the Real Estate Division of the City of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the campaign issues pressed by the Republican candidate in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?

3. Why did Richard Daley visit the Democrat Party headquarters after city council meetings?

4. What was Richard Daley's unusual moral code?

5. What was the first stop that Richard Daley made everyday?

(see the answer key)

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