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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were patronage jobs issued in Chicago?
(a) They were distributed to ward committeemen who delivered the highest voter turnout.
(b) Applications were taken and candidates went through a stringent interview process.
(c) The mayor gave them to the precinct where he had the most friends.
(d) They were bid upon by qualified candidates.

2. How did ward committeemen use their influence to encourage participation in elections?
(a) He would tell them, "Voting makes you as powerful as the people in elected office."
(b) He would tell them, "Voting helps you protect the freedoms for which you left your homeland."
(c) He would tell them, "If you don't vote, you might lose your public housing."
(d) He would tell them, "Now that you are American it is you civic duty to vote."

3. What is the topic of Chapter I?
(a) Richard Daley's political growth.
(b) Chicago's transformation under Richard Daley's rule.
(c) Richard Daley's boyhood home.
(d) Richard Daley's daily routine.

4. In what year was Richard Daley born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1923.

5. Why did some members of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee believe that Richard Daley was not suited for the position of Chairman?
(a) He was thought to be indecisive.
(b) His professional background was considered to be to controversial.
(c) He was too conservative.
(d) Some saw him as too liberal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Royko reported that _______________ were most suspicious of Richard Daley.

2. Royko reported that ___________ were not upset with Richard Daley's abuses of power.

3. In earlier times how did ward committeemen win influence over immigrants?

4. What is the name of a famous criminal that Mayor Big Bill Thompson allowed to walk freely through the streets of Chicago?

5. What were the qualifications that a ward committeeman had to prove to get appointed to the head of a city department?

(see the answer key)

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