Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of Mike Royko, author of "Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago"?
(a) Author and newspaper columnist with three Chicago newspapers.
(b) Author and television commentator with several Chicago television stations.
(c) First baseman for the Chicago Cubs.
(d) Author and city official in Chicago.

2. After Richard Daley put his scandal behind him, what two political victories did he achieve?
(a) He helped to elect Dan Rostenkowski to congress and defeated Robert Merriam in a second election.
(b) He helped to elect John F. Kennedy to the presidency and defeated his rival Ben Adamowski.
(c) He overwelmingly won a third term as mayor and got Vito Marzullo appointed to the federal court.
(d) He helped to name Lyndon B. Johnson as John F. Kennedy's running mate and had his urban renewal plans endorsed by Martin Luther King.

3. How many patronage jobs did Vito Marzullo have for his precinct?
(a) 4000.
(b) 40.
(c) 400 per zip code.
(d) 400.

4. How deeply institutionalized was segregation in Chicago's city planning departments?
(a) Chicago public schools in white neighborhoods were sufficiently funded and teachers were routinely provided professional training support, while schools in African-American neighborhoods required additional funding from the community and the teachers were not given training opportunities.
(b) White applicants for business licenses were given preferential treatment, white-owned businesses were provided police protection, and crimes in African-American businesses were not investigated.
(c) African-Americans were prohibited from moving into white communities, expressways were built as borders between ethnic neighborhoods, and geriatric homes were not built in white neighborhoods to prevent access by elderly African-Americans.
(d) Parks in African-American neighborhoods were not maintained and hand very little landscaping or open fields, whereas parks in white neighborhoods were well maintained and landscaped.

5. What were some of the other visible changes that Richard Daley made during his first year as mayor?
(a) He hired more cops and firemen, converted empty lots into city parks, and established a new bus system.
(b) He improved roads and streets, established a new bus system, and added an additional day to trash pick-up.
(c) He established a new bus system, converted empty lots into city parks, and added a day to trash pick-up.
(d) He hired more cops and firemen, and he improved roads and street lighting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did ward committeemen use their influence to encourage participation in elections?

3. What was one of Richard Daley's first achievements as mayor?

4. What was among the promises that Daley made during the campaign?

5. What is the topic of Chapter I?

(see the answer key)

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