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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What past time of Joe McDonough helped Richard Daley earn political status and why?
(a) McDonough was a widely reputed alcoholic so Daley's departure was considered wise.
(b) McDonough spent much time at race tracks allowing Daley fill the responsibilities of McDonough's office.
(c) McDonough enjoyed deep sea diving and left the office frequently to Daley's care.
(d) McDonough was a philanderer so Daley began to sow the seeds of McDonugh's humiliation.

2. What happened to honest officials in the department that became troublesome for Richard Daley?
(a) Code enforcement personnel with the responsibility to provide housing access were beaten up and taken to the outskirts of Chicago.
(b) Ward committeemen who refused to cheat lost their positions and discredited within the Cook County Democrat Party.
(c) Honest policemen are placed in desk jobs, passed over for promotions, and are isolated from important activities.
(d) Code enforcement and real estate agents who tried to blow the whistle had false information on their finances published and were chased out of their departments or businesses.

3. Who was the president who appointed Abraham Marovitz and what year was it done?
(a) John F. Kennedy, 1961.
(b) Harry S. Truman, 1952.
(c) John F. Kennedy, 1963.
(d) Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1967.

4. What happened to segregation opponents who showed up at Richard Daley's house?
(a) A firetruck was dispatched to scatter the gathering with its fire hoses.
(b) The gathering was joined by neighborhood supporters who considered segregation in Chicago unjust.
(c) His neigbors pelted them with rocks.
(d) Police forces arrived to arrest all that were involved.

5. How did most Chicagoans consider the corruption within the department?
(a) The became accustomed to ethnic neighborhoods to be the consequence of human nature.
(b) They realized that selling and buying property in Chicago was more costly than it was worth, so the market dried up.
(c) A natural part of Chicago.
(d) An increasing number of voters attempted to register as Republican.

Short Answer Questions

1. What public office traditionally rose through the Chicago Democratic political system?

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

3. In his earlier years as Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley walked down Michigan Avenue to greet people. Why did he stop the practice?

4. What was the label that was given to those who had similar views to Richard Daley in the Cook County Democratic Party?

5. What did the response of contenders for the 1972 Democrat Presidential Nomination signify to Richard Daley?

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