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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joe McDonough was elected to County Treasurer, what happened to Richard Daley?
(a) McDonough kept Daley in his office as an aide.
(b) The two split and Daley continued to pursue his career in City Hall.
(c) Daley was left in Chicago City Hall where he eventually became a rival to McDonough.
(d) Daley decided to set his own course and run for state senate.

2. What major political event was guided by Richard Daley's leadership in 1956?
(a) Harry Truman held up a copy of the Chicago Tribune that announced, "Dewey Defeats Truman!"
(b) Vice President Richard Nixon's "Kitchen Debate" with Nikita Nikita Khrushchev.
(c) President Dwight D. Eisenhower's announcement that he was running for re-election.
(d) The Democratic National Convention.

3. What became the most consuming controversy during Richard Daley's first two terms as mayor?
(a) City planners using their positions to profit from real estate development.
(b) Segregation throughout the city's ethnic neighbor hoods.
(c) Ward committeemen turning in doctored election returns.
(d) Corruption in the police department.

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

5. 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) Stay in their own neighborhood with their own kind.
(d) Wear safety helmets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How deeply institutionalized was segregation in Chicago's city planning departments?

2. Who did Richard Daley appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?

3. How did Richard Daley respond to growing tensions in the weeks leading up to the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

4. What personal relationship was Richard Daley maintaining that gave him the incentive to do well when he was working for Joe McDonough in the Cook County Treasurer's Office?

5. What is the name of a famous criminal that Mayor Big Bill Thompson allowed to walk freely through the streets of Chicago?

(see the answer key)

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