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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?
(a) The country witnessed his tough political tactics first hand.
(b) He took personal risk in supporting Adalai Stevenson's nomination for a second run against President Eisenhower.
(c) He improved the downtown and lake front areas and upgraded O'Hare from a military airport to one of the nation's state of the art commercial airports.
(d) He was behind massive urban renewal developments in poor minority areas of Chicago.

2. What was in the front and back of Richard Daley's house?
(a) A spacious lawn.
(b) Roman Catholic statuary.
(c) Chicago police officers.
(d) Fountains.

3. What major political event was guided by Richard Daley's leadership in 1956?
(a) President Dwight D. Eisenhower's announcement that he was running for re-election.
(b) The Democratic National Convention.
(c) Vice President Richard Nixon's "Kitchen Debate" with Nikita Nikita Khrushchev.
(d) Harry Truman held up a copy of the Chicago Tribune that announced, "Dewey Defeats Truman!"

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

5. What was the first unusual decision that Richard Daley made after he was elected mayor?
(a) He moved to a home next door to City Hall.
(b) He moved the mayor's office to the Chicago Democrat headquarters.
(c) He had the door removed from his office to represent he would have an open administration.
(d) He maintained the chairmanship of the party while serving as mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did most Chicagoans consider the corruption within the department?

2. Richard Daley had a role in getting Abraham Marovitz appointed to what position?

3. What supplemental role did the Chicago Police Department perform for Richard Daley?

4. What was Richard Daley's initial response to the 1960 police department scandal?

5. How did Richard Daley's day begin and end?

(see the answer key)

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