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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What supplemental role did the Chicago Police Department perform for Richard Daley?
(a) It made itself available for security to the Democrat Party.
(b) It acted as his spy division.
(c) It would accomany him to important public meetings.
(d) It provided security for visiting dignitaries.

3. Who was the last elected Chicago Mayor before Richard Daley?
(a) Martin Kennelly.
(b) Vito Marzullo.
(c) Dan Rostenkowski.
(d) Robert Merriam.

4. When was the Introduction written?
(a) After Daley won his last election.
(b) After an interview of Daley's widow.
(c) One day after Richard Daley died.
(d) While Daley was convalescing in the hospital.

5. What did Richard Daley present himself as in his first campaign for Mayor?
(a) He ran as a fiscal conservative who would balance budgets.
(b) He presented himself as a hard-working family man.
(c) He ran as a skillful mediator who could handle conflicts.
(d) He ran as a law and order candidate devoted to fighting crime.

6. Royko reported that ___________ were not upset with Richard Daley's abuses of power.
(a) Democrats.
(b) Presidents.
(c) Chicagoans.
(d) Republicans.

7. Where were the headquarters of the Chicago Democrat Party in relation to Richard Daley's office?
(a) Across the street.
(b) On the south side of Michigan Avenue.
(c) In the public library.
(d) Near Comisky Park.

8. 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 decision makers in Washington that he could support their plans.
(c) Show the voters who could not afford a car that he would help them get to work.
(d) Show the parents of school children that he wanted to improve education.

9. In earlier times how did ward committeemen win influence over immigrants?
(a) They dispatched henchmen to threaten them if they were not compliant.
(b) They helped them find homes and jobs.
(c) They helped them get the forms that helped to keep them in the country.
(d) They helped them fill out papers and figure out their taxes and licenses.

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

11. What was the name of the lawyer who investigated the relationship between Daley and Marovitz?
(a) Thurgood Marshall.
(b) Johnny Cochran.
(c) William Kunstler.
(d) F. Lee Baily.

12. If Chicagoans were disagreeable when they raised complaints to the city, how did Richard Daley regard their complaint?
(a) He would send the complaint to the appropriate committee.
(b) He would take extra care to see their complaint was answered.
(c) He tried not to get involved as the situation could become politically challenging.
(d) He would see to it that their situation got worse than when they registered their complaint.

13. Who was the Democrat official who became a rival to Daley in his climb to the chairmanship of the Democratic Central Committee?
(a) Benjamin Adamowski.
(b) Adlai Stevenson.
(c) Paul Douglas.
(d) Clarence Wager.

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

15. How old was Richard Daley when he became a precinct captain for a South Side ward?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of Chapter I?

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

3. How did Richard Daley's talent affect the 1948 election?

4. What role did Joe McDonough play in shaping Richard Daley's political career?

5. In what year did Richard Daley die?

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