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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the results of the election leading to Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) Daley won with 73 percent of the vote.
(b) His opponent died in a mysterious auto accident two days before the election.
(c) Daley was forced to dispatch more street repair projects than he ever had.
(d) Daley won a narrow victory.

2. Into what type of neighborhood was Richard Daley born?
(a) German-Lutheran on the Northwest corner of Chicago.
(b) French-Catholic on the shores of Lake Michigan.
(c) Slavic-Orthodox on the Southest corner of Chicago.
(d) Irish-Catholic on the South-side of Chicago.

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

4. What was Richard Daley's initial response to the 1960 police department scandal?
(a) He began drinking heavily.
(b) He made public attacks against people investigating the charges.
(c) He sequestered himself in his home out of shame.
(d) He stonewalled all investigations.

5. What was Richard Daley's family background?
(a) British gentry.
(b) German farm stock.
(c) Polish laborer.
(d) Irish Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?

2. What event took place in Chicago during April that foretold conflict at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

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

4. What major political event was guided by Richard Daley's leadership in 1956?

5. What became the most consuming controversy during Richard Daley's first two terms as mayor?

(see the answer key)

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