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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are patronage jobs?
(a) Make-work jobs that have no real function.
(b) Public jobs that are issued through political connections.
(c) Service jobs that the government must provide.
(d) The name for jobs that have no other definition.

2. What talent of Richard Daley's earned him praise from Democrats around the country?
(a) His ability to deliver stirring speeches.
(b) His ability to turn out votes.
(c) His ability to smear Republican opponents.
(d) His knack for organizing meetings.

3. In what year did Richard Daley earn a position in the Cook County Democratic Central Committee?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1954.

4. 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 too conservative.
(b) He was thought to be indecisive.
(c) Some saw him as too liberal.
(d) His professional background was considered to be to controversial.

5. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?
(a) He was behind massive urban renewal developments in poor minority areas of Chicago.
(b) He took personal risk in supporting Adalai Stevenson's nomination for a second run against President Eisenhower.
(c) The country witnessed his tough political tactics first hand.
(d) He improved the downtown and lake front areas and upgraded O'Hare from a military airport to one of the nation's state of the art commercial airports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic for Chapter II?

2. What was the name of the lawyer who investigated the relationship between Daley and Marovitz?

3. What was in the front and back of Richard Daley's house?

4. Why did Richard Daley visit the Democrat Party headquarters after city council meetings?

5. Who was among the more famous ward committeemen from the South Side of Chicago?

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