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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 result of Richard Daley's hard work with the Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Street repairs for Chicago received sufficient funding.
(b) Influence of Republicans was almost eliminated.
(c) Chicago became the model of political efficiency.
(d) Crime was reduced dramatically.
2. What were the qualifications that a ward committeeman had to prove to get appointed to the head of a city department?
(a) They had to have or be working toward a master's degree related to the position for which they were contending.
(b) A clean criminal background and at lease five years experience in a related field.
(c) They had to have an attractive resume filled with achievements that could be verified.
(d) They had to deliver huge number of votes for Democrat candidates.
3. What finally forced Richard Daley to hear the demands of Martin Luther King?
(a) Daley realized that he had to act to assuage the anger in segregated neighborhoods after Dr. King's assassination.
(b) The arrest of Dr. King on the false charges threatened to bring down the Democrat Machine if Daley did not act.
(c) Daley was impressed with Dr. King's vision from the speech.
(d) White voters became angry with the turmoil in their neighborhoods.
4. Who was among the more famous ward committeemen from the South Side of Chicago?
(a) Abraham Marovitz.
(b) Adalai Stevenson.
(c) Al Capone.
(d) Vito Marzullo.
5. How long was Richard Daley on the city payroll?
(a) 23 years as mayor.
(b) 53 years.
(c) At least the next 48 years.
(d) Sporadically over five decades.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Richard Daley appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?
2. What is a campaign tactic that Richard Daley used against all of his election opponents?
3. What motivated racial violence to intensify?
4. Who did Richard Daley replace at the beginning of his fourth term?
5. What was one of Richard Daley's first achievements as mayor?
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