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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After controversy around the 1968 Democrat National Convention subsided, what was the condition of Richard Daley?
(a) He had become tired and proned to make bad judgements.
(b) He had his health, successful children, an outstanding career in Chicago politics, fame, and control of the Machine.
(c) His record of strong arming opponents had earned him the contempt of political opponents.
(d) He became increasingly paranoid and withdrew to life as a recluse.

4. How did Richard Daley handle complaints against his department heads?
(a) Daley played the innocent game and deferred complaints to the Department heads.
(b) He took personal responsibility noting that the appointments were his alone.
(c) He blamed federal restrictions against the sovereignty of cities to act on its problems.
(d) He ignored the complaints with the knowledge that the machine would take care of all problems.

5. What did the election results for Richard Daley's fifth term mean for influence over the future of Chicago politics?
(a) Growing apathy began to overshadow all the events of his early career.
(b) Suspicion among Chicago politicians fueled Daley's paranoia and he began making strange decisions.
(c) The results meant that the coming political challenges would leave his influence subject to his successor.
(d) The results meant he could name his successor.

6. How large and what was the make up of the security detail for the 1968 Democratic National convention?
(a) 15,000 private security personnel and prison guards.
(b) 20,000 Marines and Illinois State Patrolmen.
(c) 25,000 police officers and National Guard soldiers.
(d) 2,500 precinct walkers and sanitation workers.

7. How did Richard Daley diffuse the 1970 scandal involving the public officials?
(a) He hired a political adviser who guided him in responding to claims he was losing his mental edge.
(b) Daley claimed to repay the Cook County Democratic campaign funds.
(c) Daley transfered a few police commanders and vowed to reform the department.
(d) Daley claimed to repay the public funds from his bank account.

8. By what kind of margin did Richard Daley win the election to his fifth term?
(a) He ran unopposed.
(b) The election was cancelled as his opponent died in a mysterious auto accident a week before the election.
(c) The closest margin of his career.
(d) One of the largest margins in his career.

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

10. Who did Richard Daley convince to hold the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?
(a) The Speaker of the House.
(b) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
(c) President Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) The Democrat National Committee.

11. Besides protesters, who else did security forces target for harassment during the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
(a) Spectators of the events.
(b) Sidewalk merchants.
(c) News reporters.
(d) Organizers who were not at the protest sites.

12. How did Richard Daley respond to growing tensions in the weeks leading up to the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
(a) He became a mediator between the various interest groups and the Democratic National Committee.
(b) He began conferring with President Johnson for advice on how to handle the situation.
(c) He planned a massive show of force and denied public gathering permits to antiwar groups.
(d) He did not consider any of the threats to be serious and ignored them.

13. How did most Chicagoans consider the corruption within the department?
(a) An increasing number of voters attempted to register as Republican.
(b) A natural part of Chicago.
(c) The became accustomed to ethnic neighborhoods to be the consequence of human nature.
(d) They realized that selling and buying property in Chicago was more costly than it was worth, so the market dried up.

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

15. When did racial conflicts begin to become public in Chicago?
(a) During the Vietnam War.
(b) After Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
(c) During the late 1950s.
(d) During the early 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What race-related issue did Richard Daley face during his early second term?

5. What motivated racial violence to intensify?

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