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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his earlier years as Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley walked down Michigan Avenue to greet people. Why did he stop the practice?
(a) The walk in the early morning air was hard on his declining health.
(b) He moved to a new, spacious house which made a trip to Michigan for a walk impractical.
(c) People who protested his power were a potential threat to his safety.
(d) The neighborhood became run-down and embarrassing.

2. Who was the Republican candidate opposing Richard Daley in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?
(a) Vito Marzullo.
(b) Alderman Robert Merriam.
(c) Dan Rostenkowski.
(d) Martin Kennelly.

3. Who did Richard Daley help to get nominated for the 1956 Democratic candidate for president?
(a) Adalai Stevenson.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

4. Into what type of neighborhood was Richard Daley born?
(a) German-Lutheran on the Northwest corner of Chicago.
(b) Slavic-Orthodox on the Southest corner of Chicago.
(c) French-Catholic on the shores of Lake Michigan.
(d) Irish-Catholic on the South-side of Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many patronage jobs did Vito Marzullo have for his precinct?

3. When was the Introduction written?

4. Why did Richard Daley make the unusual move?

5. Richard Daley became connected with a judge named Abraham Lincoln Marovitz. How did they meet?

(see the answer key)

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