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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 transfered a few police commanders and vowed to reform the department.
(c) Daley claimed to repay the public funds from his bank account.
(d) Daley claimed to repay the Cook County Democratic campaign funds.

2. What was the year of the election for Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1965.

3. What happened to honest officials in the department that became troublesome for Richard Daley?
(a) Honest policemen are placed in desk jobs, passed over for promotions, and are isolated from important activities.
(b) Ward committeemen who refused to cheat lost their positions and discredited within the Cook County Democrat Party.
(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) Code enforcement personnel with the responsibility to provide housing access were beaten up and taken to the outskirts of Chicago.

4. What was Richard Daley's response after a commission recommended that the police should treat blacks the same as whites?
(a) He assigned another commission under his control that recommended he keep his policies in place.
(b) He ignored the recommendations and increased the use of force.
(c) He increased abuse against everybody.
(d) He relented and began promoting a, "kinder and gentler," police force.

5. What resulted from the high ranking personnel change that came to Daley at the beginning of his fourth term?
(a) Daley was sucked into a legal controversy that marred his remaining years as mayor.
(b) Police abuse returned to the black neighborhoods.
(c) Daley lost his control of the Italian neighborhoods and they started voting Republican.
(d) Daley had a direct connection to federal funding that he used to his political advantage.

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

7. With whom did Richard Daley become most upset during the time of growing racial conflict?
(a) Police Chief Orlando Wilson.
(b) President Kennedy.
(c) Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King.
(d) Civil Rights lawyer William Kunstler.

8. What caused an outbreak of fires and looting on Chicago's West Side African-American neighborhoods during Richard Daley's fourth term?
(a) The retirement of Police Chief Orlando Wilson.
(b) The assassination of Martin Luther King.
(c) Increased police abuse after the retirement of Police Chief Orlando Wilson.
(d) Daley ordering water to be cut off from fire hydrants in the area.

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

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

11. What did the election results for Richard Daley's fifth term mean for his influence over Chicago politics?
(a) He maintained control of the City Council.
(b) The close margin convinced the City Council that it was time to challenge Daley's agenda.
(c) Daley was seen as a dangerous man and high placed office holders began to plot against him.
(d) The lack of opposition to Daley bred apathy within the Chicago political system.

12. What race-related issue did Richard Daley face during his early second term?
(a) Segregated schools.
(b) African-American discontent with segregated neighborhoods.
(c) Segregated public facilities.
(d) Segregated businesses.

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

14. What did Richard Daley actually do with the 1970 scandal involving public officials?
(a) He did not follow up on his promises to reform the Police Department after the deaths of the Black Panthers.
(b) The political advisor was actually a close friend from the Democratic Central Committee and they just spent an increasing amount of time together.
(c) He took money from City Hall to pay back the Cook County Democratic Party for the Bahamas trip expenses.
(d) He took money out of the Cook County Democratic Party campaign fund to pay back City Hall for the party expenses.

15. What did Martin Luther King do when Mayor Daley's actions did not satisfactorily address the problems of segregation?
(a) Dr. King left for Memphis, Tennessee where he was assassinated.
(b) Dr. King was arrested by Chicago police on a voter fraud charge.
(c) Dr. King began staging protest marches in white neighborhoods.
(d) Dr. King went to Washington, D.C. and delivered his "I have a dream" speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did most Chicagoans consider the corruption within the department?

2. What discrepancy was committed by public officials in 1970 that caused problems for the Daley Administration?

3. To what did Richard Daley credit his large majorities in African-American precincts?

4. How was Richard Daley's initial urban renewal effort accepted by those who who used the areas?

5. How did Richard Daley treat department heads who did not perform well?

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