1. When did racial conflicts begin to become public in Chicago?
(a) During the early 1960s.
(b) During the Vietnam War.
(c) During the late 1950s.
(d) After Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.

2. What did Royko describe as Richard Daley's character traits?
(a) Hot-tempered, simple, devious and powerful.
(b) Simple, quiet, humble and kind.
(c) Loud, profane, immoral and angry.
(d) Studious, resolved, calm and patient.

3. What was the year of the election for Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1965.

4. How deeply institutionalized was segregation in Chicago's city planning departments?
(a) White applicants for business licenses were given preferential treatment, white-owned businesses were provided police protection, and crimes in African-American businesses were not investigated.
(b) Parks in African-American neighborhoods were not maintained and hand very little landscaping or open fields, whereas parks in white neighborhoods were well maintained and landscaped.
(c) African-Americans were prohibited from moving into white communities, expressways were built as borders between ethnic neighborhoods, and geriatric homes were not built in white neighborhoods to prevent access by elderly African-Americans.
(d) Chicago public schools in white neighborhoods were sufficiently funded and teachers were routinely provided professional training support, while schools in African-American neighborhoods required additional funding from the community and the teachers were not given training opportunities.

5. What happened when the incumbent mayor before Richard Daley made his appeal before the Cook County Central Committee that was chaired by Daley?
(a) He died in an auto accident days before the election and Daley appointed himself as candidate after the death.
(b) Daley was drafted to run for Mayor.
(c) He was fired by the committee and Daley appointed himself.
(d) He declared that he changed parties to Republican and ran with that party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What personal relationship was Richard Daley maintaining that gave him the incentive to do well when he was working for Joe McDonough in the Cook County Treasurer's Office?

2. What was the name of the lawyer who investigated the relationship between Daley and Marovitz?

3. How often were Richard Daley's phones checked for bugs?

4. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?

5. What organizations gave Richard Daley his most loyal support?

(see the answer key)

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