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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most important rule Richard Daley learned from Joe McDonough?
(a) Don't get caught.
(b) Don't call us, we'll call you.
(c) Don't look back, something may be gaining on you.
(d) Keep a stiff upper lip.

2. What skills did Richard Daley learn in the Christian Brothers technical school?
(a) Jabbing and dodging for boxers.
(b) Typing and shorthand for a secretarial position.
(c) Welding a pipefitting for plumbers.
(d) Smelting and extruding for iron workers.

3. When did Richard Daley prepare for speeches he gave to civic organizations?
(a) Over dinners with his wife.
(b) During weekends when he did not work.
(c) On his way to the speech.
(d) During free time he had over the week before he gave his speech.

4. What was Richard Daley's advice to city officials getting money on the sly?
(a) Don't get caught.
(b) Cut me in.
(c) Read him his rights.
(d) Find a lawyer.

5. Who was the president that Richard Daley supposedly helped to elect?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Adalai Stevenson.
(c) Harry S. Truman.
(d) Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Royko suggest that immigrants were tolerant of Richard Daley's abuses of power?

2. In what year was Richard Daley born?

3. What was the result of Richard Daley's hard work with the Democratic Central Committee?

4. When was the Introduction written?

5. Why did some members of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee believe that Richard Daley was not suited for the position of Chairman?

(see the answer key)

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