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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his earlier years as Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley walked down Michigan Avenue to greet people. Why did he stop the practice?
(a) The walk in the early morning air was hard on his declining health.
(b) People who protested his power were a potential threat to his safety.
(c) The neighborhood became run-down and embarrassing.
(d) He moved to a new, spacious house which made a trip to Michigan for a walk impractical.

2. 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 was a philanderer so Daley began to sow the seeds of McDonugh's humiliation.
(d) McDonough spent much time at race tracks allowing Daley fill the responsibilities of McDonough's office.

3. When was the Introduction written?
(a) After Daley won his last election.
(b) While Daley was convalescing in the hospital.
(c) After an interview of Daley's widow.
(d) One day after Richard Daley died.

4. To what or whom did Royko compare Richard Daley's character?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) The City of Chicago.
(c) George Washington.
(d) A kindly father figure.

5. According to Royko, What will be the most-remembered political legacy of Richard Daley?
(a) That he presided over successful public works.
(b) That he was kind and honest.
(c) That he was a political brawler.
(d) That he was upright and consistent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?

2. What did Richard Daley do if an ex-convict applied for a patronage job?

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

4. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?

5. What is the name of a famous criminal that Mayor Big Bill Thompson allowed to walk freely through the streets of Chicago?

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