1. What was Richard Daley able to accomplish with the additional funding that the Republican Governor of Illinois granted to Chicago in 1956?
(a) Show the parents of school children that he wanted to improve education.
(b) Show decision makers in Washington that he could support their plans.
(c) Begin new construction and present tangible proof to the voters that he is wasting no time in improving the city.
(d) Show the voters who could not afford a car that he would help them get to work.

2. What is the relationship between the precinct captain and the ward committeeman in the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) The precinct captain is the authority over the ward committeeman.
(b) The ward committeeman is the authority of the precinct captain.
(c) The two are the same office.
(d) The two are unrelated.

3. What were the qualifications that a ward committeeman had to prove to get appointed to the head of a city department?
(a) They had to deliver huge number of votes for Democrat candidates.
(b) They had to have an attractive resume filled with achievements that could be verified.
(c) A clean criminal background and at lease five years experience in a related field.
(d) They had to have or be working toward a master's degree related to the position for which they were contending.

4. What did people have to do to stay safe in Chicago while Richard Daley was growing up?
(a) Show courtesy to women and children.
(b) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(c) Wear safety helmets.
(d) Stay in their own neighborhood with their own kind.

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