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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to honest officials in the department that became troublesome for Richard Daley?
(a) Ward committeemen who refused to cheat lost their positions and discredited within the Cook County Democrat Party.
(b) Code enforcement personnel with the responsibility to provide housing access were beaten up and taken to the outskirts of Chicago.
(c) Code enforcement and real estate agents who tried to blow the whistle had false information on their finances published and were chased out of their departments or businesses.
(d) Honest policemen are placed in desk jobs, passed over for promotions, and are isolated from important activities.

2. In what year did Richard Daley begin his fifth term?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1970.

3. What finally forced Richard Daley to hear the demands of Martin Luther King?
(a) The arrest of Dr. King on the false charges threatened to bring down the Democrat Machine if Daley did not act.
(b) Daley was impressed with Dr. King's vision from the speech.
(c) White voters became angry with the turmoil in their neighborhoods.
(d) Daley realized that he had to act to assuage the anger in segregated neighborhoods after Dr. King's assassination.

4. What were the results of the election leading to Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) His opponent died in a mysterious auto accident two days before the election.
(b) Daley won a narrow victory.
(c) Daley was forced to dispatch more street repair projects than he ever had.
(d) Daley won with 73 percent of the vote.

5. Who did Richard Daley replace at the beginning of his fourth term?
(a) Judge Abraham Marovitz who was debarred.
(b) Dan Rostenkowski who moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as congressman.
(c) Police Chief Orlando Wilson, who retired.
(d) Ward Committeeman Vito Marzullo who passed away.

6. What did the response of contenders for the 1972 Democrat Presidential Nomination signify to Richard Daley?
(a) His power was limited to Chicago.
(b) His power was alive and well.
(c) His power was appreciated by Republicans.
(d) His power had a regional influence.

7. How did the press handle the April event?
(a) McCarthy supporters were characterized as a fringe, single issue caucus with no real political influence.
(b) Mid-Western news agencies became weary of antiwar protestors and began connecting them with Communist front groups.
(c) Not many reporters were assigned to the peace march, so it was overlooked.
(d) The national news agencies began putting increased attention on African-American demands after Dr. King's assassination.

8. How was Richard Daley's initial urban renewal effort accepted by those who who used the areas?
(a) Cubs fans were mildly inconvenienced, but hoped the changes would bring a World Series to the Friendly Confines.
(b) The indigents who frequented Halsted Street alleys were chased off and eventually resettled in Gary, Indiana.
(c) Residents in the Valley staged an uprising.
(d) Both the Irish and African American residents were suspicious at first but came to appreciate the efforts to improve and open their neighborhoods.

9. Who did Richard Daley appoint to take care of the 1960 police department scandal?
(a) Orlando Wilson, the nation's brilliant and foremost law enforcement expert and corrupt-free head of the University of California's criminology department.
(b) William Kunstler, a lawyer who was a persistent critic of Chicago city government.
(c) Jesse Jackson, who had been working very closely with Martin Luther King on civil rights issues.
(d) Adalai Stevenson, who had a highly regarded reputation for integrity in Illinois.

10. What 1960 police department scandal caused great embarrassment for Richard Daley?
(a) The 1960 presidential election was found to be fraudulent.
(b) The murders of the activists were traced back to ward committeemen.
(c) Several officials were indicted for real estate contract violations.
(d) A burglar reported that he was part of a burglary gang and the other members were policemen.

11. Who were among the leaders for the 1972 Democrat nomination for president in 1971?
(a) George McGovern, Ted Kennedy, Edmund Muskie.
(b) Bobby Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Sargent Shriver.
(c) Lydon Johnson, Adalai Stevenson III, Jimmy Carter.
(d) Bill Clinton, John Foster Dulles, Richard Nixon.

12. Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects?
(a) Along Waveland Avenue near Wrigley Field.
(b) On the south side between Daley's Irish Catholic birthplace and an African-American neighborhood.
(c) An old Italian neighborhood known as the Valley.
(d) West Halsted Street near the Chicago International Amphitheatre where the 1968 Democrat National Convention was eventually held.

13. Who was Richard Daley's opponent during his fourth run for Mayor?
(a) Robert Merriam.
(b) Ben Adamowski.
(c) John Warner.
(d) Orlando Wilson.

14. What is a campaign tactic that Richard Daley used against all of his election opponents?
(a) On election day he had public works projects on streets for polling sites in precincts where he feared losing.
(b) He campaigned door-to-door in precincts where he was polling behind his opponent.
(c) He would have public debates against the opponent and stack the audience in his favor.
(d) The Chicago Democrat Machine spread scandalous stories about the opponent that was either false or irrelevant, but Daley kept himself detatched from the stories.

15. What happened on Richard Daley's 68th birthday?
(a) A grand jury published a report that indicted police for abuse during a raid on a West Side residence where two Black Panther leaders were killed.
(b) City employees gave Daley a big party that was visited by high-ranking Democrats from across the country.
(c) He spent a quiet evening in seclusion with his family.
(d) The Democratic Central Committee gave Daley and his wife a trip to the Bahamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event took place in Chicago during April that foretold conflict at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

2. Who among the front runners for the 1972 Democrat presidential nomination called Richard Daley on his victory for his fifth term?

3. What happened to segregation opponents who showed up at Richard Daley's house?

4. What police action against a public gathering became a precursor to the Democratic National Convention?

5. What was the year of the election for Richard Daley's fourth term?

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