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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Richard Daley present himself as in his first campaign for Mayor?
(a) He presented himself as a hard-working family man.
(b) He ran as a law and order candidate devoted to fighting crime.
(c) He ran as a skillful mediator who could handle conflicts.
(d) He ran as a fiscal conservative who would balance budgets.

2. Who did Richard Daley appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?
(a) Jesse Jackson, who had been working very closely with Martin Luther King on civil rights issues.
(b) Orlando Wilson, the nation's brilliant and foremost law enforcement expert and corrupt-free head of the University of California's criminology department.
(c) Adalai Stevenson, who had a highly regarded reputation for integrity in Illinois.
(d) William Kunstler, a lawyer who was a persistent critic of Chicago city government.

3. Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects?
(a) An old Italian neighborhood known as the Valley.
(b) Along Waveland Avenue near Wrigley Field.
(c) West Halsted Street near the Chicago International Amphitheatre where the 1968 Democrat National Convention was eventually held.
(d) On the south side between Daley's Irish Catholic birthplace and an African-American neighborhood.

4. How old was Richard Daley when he became a precinct captain for a South Side ward?
(a) 35.
(b) 17.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

5. What past time of Joe McDonough helped Richard Daley earn political status and why?
(a) McDonough enjoyed deep sea diving and left the office frequently to Daley's care.
(b) McDonough was a widely reputed alcoholic so Daley's departure was considered wise.
(c) McDonough spent much time at race tracks allowing Daley fill the responsibilities of McDonough's office.
(d) McDonough was a philanderer so Daley began to sow the seeds of McDonugh's humiliation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Richard Daley's chief opponent for Cook County Democratic Chairman shortly before the election?

3. What event led to the biggest scandal of Richard Daley's second term as mayor?

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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