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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Royko consider Richard Daley to be a believable father figure to Chicagoans?
(a) He looked old and bald like a father.
(b) He was like many fathers who worked long hours and said what he meant.
(c) He frequently attended weddings and gave away the bride.
(d) He liked sitting in a rocker during public meetings.

2. What supplemental role did the Chicago Police Department perform for Richard Daley?
(a) It would accomany him to important public meetings.
(b) It made itself available for security to the Democrat Party.
(c) It acted as his spy division.
(d) It provided security for visiting dignitaries.

3. What would Richard Daley do if he discovered one of his married, Catholic appointees was having an affair?
(a) He would get pictures of the officials indiscretions and use them to coerce his cooperation.
(b) He would ignore it if he was a popular official.
(c) He would encourge him to get marriage counceling.
(d) He would see to it that his public service career in Chicago came to an end.

4. In earlier times how did ward committeemen win influence over immigrants?
(a) They helped them find homes and jobs.
(b) They helped them get the forms that helped to keep them in the country.
(c) They dispatched henchmen to threaten them if they were not compliant.
(d) They helped them fill out papers and figure out their taxes and licenses.

5. In what year did Richard Daley win the Chairmanship of the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event led to the biggest scandal of Richard Daley's second term as mayor?

2. What tactic did segregation opponents use to point out the problem of segregation in Chicago?

3. Who was the president who appointed Abraham Marovitz and what year was it done?

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

5. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?

(see the answer key)

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