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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Richard Daley do if an ex-convict applied for a patronage job?
(a) Checked to make sure that the police know where they are.
(b) Sent them a polite form letter telling them their quaifications will be considered.
(c) Ignore their presence on the list.
(d) Verified with their sponsor that they are now clean.

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, "If you don't vote, you might lose your public housing."
(c) He would tell them, "Voting helps you protect the freedoms for which you left your homeland."
(d) He would tell them, "Now that you are American it is you civic duty to vote."

3. How old was Richard Daley when he became a precinct captain for a South Side ward?
(a) 35.
(b) 17.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

4. In earlier times how did ward committeemen win influence over immigrants?
(a) They helped them fill out papers and figure out their taxes and licenses.
(b) They helped them get the forms that helped to keep them in the country.
(c) They helped them find homes and jobs.
(d) They dispatched henchmen to threaten them if they were not compliant.

5. Who did Richard Daley usually see first when he arrived at his office?
(a) His chief of staff.
(b) The Chief of Police.
(c) His secretary.
(d) The press.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Richard Daley on the city payroll?

2. 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?

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

4. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?

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

(see the answer key)

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