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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between the precinct captain and the ward committeeman in the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) The two are unrelated.
(b) The two are the same office.
(c) The precinct captain is the authority over the ward committeeman.
(d) The ward committeeman is the authority of the precinct captain.

2. What was Richard Daley able to accomplish with the additional funding that the Republican Governor of Illinois granted to Chicago in 1956?
(a) Begin new construction and present tangible proof to the voters that he is wasting no time in improving the city.
(b) Show the voters who could not afford a car that he would help them get to work.
(c) Show decision makers in Washington that he could support their plans.
(d) Show the parents of school children that he wanted to improve education.

3. What did Royko describe as Richard Daley's character traits?
(a) Studious, resolved, calm and patient.
(b) Loud, profane, immoral and angry.
(c) Simple, quiet, humble and kind.
(d) Hot-tempered, simple, devious and powerful.

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

5. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?
(a) It set Democratic Party policy in Chicago and Cook County.
(b) It was led by Adalai Stevenson.
(c) It had direct links to Harry Truman.
(d) It was directed from Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the public respond to Richard Daley's response to the outbreaks?

2. What were the results of the election leading to Richard Daley's fourth term?

3. What did Richard Daley provide these organizations to maintain their support?

4. Why did a particular important figure frustrate Richard Daley during the period of protests against segregated neighborhoods?

5. Who did Richard Daley run as Democrat candidate for Cook County Sheriff in 1971?

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