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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often were Richard Daley's phones checked for bugs?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Daily.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Twice a week.

2. Richard Daley became connected with a judge named Abraham Lincoln Marovitz. How did they meet?
(a) They met when Marovitz was a young prosecutor and Daley was a clerk in the City Council.
(b) They met at the wedding of Daley and his wife.
(c) They met when Marovitz was prosecuting one of Daley's gangster friends.
(d) They met when Daley took his only defense stand against Marovitz.

3. What organizations gave Richard Daley his most loyal support?
(a) Bowling leagues.
(b) Labor unions.
(c) Public schools.
(d) Law enforcement agencies.

4. What was the result to Richard Daley from the unusual circumstance of Clarence Wagner dropping out of the contest for Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Daley was seen as an uncouth opportunist who took advantage of the misfortunes of his political opponenets.
(b) Daley was both feared and respected by the hard fighting politicians in Chicago.
(c) Richard Daley became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.
(d) Richard Daley was suspected of being corrupt and unworthy of trust for several years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did some members of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee believe that Richard Daley was not suited for the position of Chairman?

2. How were many of the precinct committee positions earned through the years?

3. How did Royko describe Richard Daley's response to political brawls in Chicago?

4. What were the campaign issues pressed by the Republican candidate in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?

5. When was the Introduction written?

(see the answer key)

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