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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How were many of the precinct committee positions earned through the years?
(a) Through family connections or nepotism.
(b) Through hard work or devotion.
(c) Through winning public support for a cause or virtue.
(d) Through paying for favors or graft.

3. What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) Control over his own political machine.
(b) Police protection for him and his family.
(c) Direct access to politicians from around the country.
(d) Access to funds from the National Democratic Party to use at his whims.

4. How many patronage jobs did Vito Marzullo have for his precinct?
(a) 400 per zip code.
(b) 40.
(c) 400.
(d) 4000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What supplemental role did the Chicago Police Department perform for Richard Daley?

2. What did Richard Daley do through the evenings of the 1920's after he was finished with his day job with the City?

3. Why did Royko consider Richard Daley to be a believable father figure to Chicagoans?

4. What would ward committeemen do if they could not win election to an additional public office?

5. What is the topic of Chapter I?

(see the answer key)

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