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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 would call a truce and negotiate between the warring factions.
(c) He'd sit in the middle of it all and and look as happy as a kid at a birthday party.
(d) He would take sides and use his power to crush his opponents.

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

4. 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.

5. How did Richard Daley regard suggestions from Independent members of the City Council?
(a) He would contemplete them carefully upon their merits.
(b) He would send his Chief of Staff to the council member to coerce his/her silence.
(c) He sent them to a subcomittee where they eventually die.
(d) He would fly into a purple rage and publicly humilate those who proposed them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Richard Daley leave behind after his death?

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

3. In Chicago City Hall, Richard Daley was known by all of the following except:

4. When was the Introduction written?

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

(see the answer key)

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