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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Richard Daley appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?
(a) Adalai Stevenson, who had a highly regarded reputation for integrity in Illinois.
(b) Orlando Wilson, the nation's brilliant and foremost law enforcement expert and corrupt-free head of the University of California's criminology department.
(c) Jesse Jackson, who had been working very closely with Martin Luther King on civil rights issues.
(d) William Kunstler, a lawyer who was a persistent critic of Chicago city government.

2. Who was the Democrat official who became a rival to Daley in his climb to the chairmanship of the Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Benjamin Adamowski.
(b) Paul Douglas.
(c) Clarence Wager.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

3. How did Royko describe Richard Daley's response to political brawls in Chicago?
(a) He would ignore it had let it take its course.
(b) He'd sit in the middle of it all and and look as happy as a kid at a birthday party.
(c) He would call a truce and negotiate between the warring factions.
(d) He would take sides and use his power to crush his opponents.

4. How large and what was the make up of the security detail for the 1968 Democratic National convention?
(a) 2,500 precinct walkers and sanitation workers.
(b) 15,000 private security personnel and prison guards.
(c) 20,000 Marines and Illinois State Patrolmen.
(d) 25,000 police officers and National Guard soldiers.

5. What was the name of the lawyer who investigated the relationship between Daley and Marovitz?
(a) Johnny Cochran.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) William Kunstler.
(d) F. Lee Baily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to segregation opponents who showed up at Richard Daley's house?

2. What was in the front and back of Richard Daley's house?

3. How did segregation aid the Democratic political machine in Chicago?

4. Who did Richard Daley convince to hold the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

5. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?

(see the answer key)

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