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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Royko reported that ___________ were not upset with Richard Daley's abuses of power.
(a) Republicans.
(b) Chicagoans.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Presidents.

2. What was one of the issues that members of the Democratic Central Committee used to oppose Richard Daley during his campaign to become Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Richard Daley wanted to limit the influence of the Federal Government.
(b) Richard Daley wanted to crack down harder on crime.
(c) Richard Daley was too liberal and too connected to new Democrats.
(d) Richard Daley favored immigration control.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Upon what has Richard Daley's quick rise in political influence been credited?

3. What did Richard Daley present himself as in his first campaign for Mayor?

4. What skills did Richard Daley learn in the Christian Brothers technical school?

5. What were some of the other visible changes that Richard Daley made during his first year as mayor?

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