1. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?
(a) It was directed from Washington, D.C.
(b) It was led by Adalai Stevenson.
(c) It had direct links to Harry Truman.
(d) It set Democratic Party policy in Chicago and Cook County.

2. What was the reputation of the mayor who preceded Richard Daley?
(a) He was too stingy with patronage jobs.
(b) He was a weak token.
(c) He was too easy on Republicans.
(d) He was too easy on non-voting immigrants.

3. Who did Richard Daley help to get nominated for the 1956 Democratic candidate for president?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Adalai Stevenson.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

4. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?
(a) He was nearly killed in a counter attack that took place on the street where he lived.
(b) He was rumoured to be a leader of one of the gangs involved in violence.
(c) He used his negotiating skills to calm down competing gangs.
(d) The violence forced his family to move where he made contacts that shaped his career.

5. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?
(a) He was behind massive urban renewal developments in poor minority areas of Chicago.
(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) The country witnessed his tough political tactics first hand.