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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of speaking style did Daley have?
(a) Smooth, soothing, and inspiring.
(b) Amusing, friendly, and relaxing.
(c) Rapid, pointed, and evasive.
(d) Coarse, blunt, and direct.

2. What were the campaign issues pressed by the Republican candidate in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?
(a) Equal rights and desegregation.
(b) Corruption in the Police Department and the Democratic Machine.
(c) Inconsistent garbage removal and government waste.
(d) School funding and violent crime.

3. What nickname did Richard Daley earn while national attention was focused on Chicago?
(a) "Richard the lionhearted."
(b) "Dick the builder."
(c) "Daley the developer."
(d) "Dick the bruiser."

4. Into what type of neighborhood was Richard Daley born?
(a) Irish-Catholic on the South-side of Chicago.
(b) Slavic-Orthodox on the Southest corner of Chicago.
(c) French-Catholic on the shores of Lake Michigan.
(d) German-Lutheran on the Northwest corner of Chicago.

5. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?
(a) He improved the downtown and lake front areas and upgraded O'Hare from a military airport to one of the nation's state of the art commercial airports.
(b) He was behind massive urban renewal developments in poor minority areas of Chicago.
(c) He took personal risk in supporting Adalai Stevenson's nomination for a second run against President Eisenhower.
(d) The country witnessed his tough political tactics first hand.

6. In what year did Richard Daley win the Chairmanship of the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1942.

7. What happened when Richard Daley ran for his second term?
(a) He chose to step aside and run for state senate.
(b) He was overwhelmingly re-elected.
(c) The election ended in a draw and Daley ended up being selected by the Chicago City Council.
(d) Corruption and segregation caused him to be narrowly defeated by Robert Merriam.

8. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?
(a) He was nearly killed in a counter attack that took place on the street where he lived.
(b) The violence forced his family to move where he made contacts that shaped his career.
(c) He was rumoured to be a leader of one of the gangs involved in violence.
(d) He used his negotiating skills to calm down competing gangs.

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

10. What was the reputation of the mayor who preceded Richard Daley?
(a) He was too easy on Republicans.
(b) He was a weak token.
(c) He was too stingy with patronage jobs.
(d) He was too easy on non-voting immigrants.

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

12. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?
(a) Proximity to Lake Michigan.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Ethnicity.
(d) Political affiliations.

13. What was Richard Daley's family background?
(a) Polish laborer.
(b) German farm stock.
(c) Irish Catholic.
(d) British gentry.

14. Upon what has Richard Daley's quick rise in political influence been credited?
(a) His ability to see and negotiate his way through conflict.
(b) His quiet and earnest work to help all voters get to the polls.
(c) His membership in a club named the Hamburgs that spawned a number of successful Chicago politicians.
(d) His unique skill as an orator to persuade even the most seasoned officeholder to take action.

15. What would ward committeemen do if they could not win election to an additional public office?
(a) They would give themselves the best patronage jobs.
(b) They would make additional money running a protection racket through the Chicago Police Department.
(c) They were given prime jobs running city departments.
(d) They would operate their own business that was given preferential treatment by the city government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic for Chapter II?

2. What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party?

3. How did Richard Daley's day begin and end?

4. What is the relationship between the precinct captain and the ward committeeman in the Cook County Democratic Party?

5. What skills did Richard Daley learn in the Christian Brothers technical school?

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