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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was a police action in April of 1968 characterized by observers?
(a) The unattached Kennedy delegates inspire political activists of all types to go to Chicago to demonstrate.
(b) It is called a police riot.
(c) The threats of McCarthy supporters is discounted as an easily handled threat.
(d) The demands of African-American delegates are considered seriously by the Democrat Convention Platform Committee.

2. How did the public respond to Richard Daley's response to the outbreaks?
(a) He was criticized to the point that he changed his orders to "minimum force."
(b) He was distrusted for the remainder of his time as mayor.
(c) He was harshly criticized for being too closely involved in police department policy.
(d) He was applauded for recognizing the influence of civil rights advocates on his administration.

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

4. What happened on Richard Daley's 68th birthday?
(a) He spent a quiet evening in seclusion with his family.
(b) City employees gave Daley a big party that was visited by high-ranking Democrats from across the country.
(c) The Democratic Central Committee gave Daley and his wife a trip to the Bahamas.
(d) 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.

5. Why did a particular important figure frustrate Richard Daley during the period of protests against segregated neighborhoods?
(a) President Kennedy frustrated Daley because he did little to offer political support during the turmoil.
(b) Martin Luther King frustrated Daley because he had no control over Dr. King when he caused bad publicity with his protests.
(c) William Kunstler frustrated Daley because he was continually threatening legal action on the injustices Dr. King publicized.
(d) Police Chief Wilson frustrated Daley because he treated African-American protestors with a light touch, and per their agreement Wilson was the one official Daley could not boss around.

6. What 1960 police department scandal caused great embarrassment for Richard Daley?
(a) The 1960 presidential election was found to be fraudulent.
(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 murders of the activists were traced back to ward committeemen.

7. What was Richard Daley's initial response to the 1960 police department scandal?
(a) He sequestered himself in his home out of shame.
(b) He began drinking heavily.
(c) He stonewalled all investigations.
(d) He made public attacks against people investigating the charges.

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

9. After Richard Daley put his scandal behind him, what two political victories did he achieve?
(a) He helped to elect Dan Rostenkowski to congress and defeated Robert Merriam in a second election.
(b) He helped to elect John F. Kennedy to the presidency and defeated his rival Ben Adamowski.
(c) He overwelmingly won a third term as mayor and got Vito Marzullo appointed to the federal court.
(d) He helped to name Lyndon B. Johnson as John F. Kennedy's running mate and had his urban renewal plans endorsed by Martin Luther King.

10. How deeply institutionalized was segregation in Chicago's city planning departments?
(a) White applicants for business licenses were given preferential treatment, white-owned businesses were provided police protection, and crimes in African-American businesses were not investigated.
(b) African-Americans were prohibited from moving into white communities, expressways were built as borders between ethnic neighborhoods, and geriatric homes were not built in white neighborhoods to prevent access by elderly African-Americans.
(c) Chicago public schools in white neighborhoods were sufficiently funded and teachers were routinely provided professional training support, while schools in African-American neighborhoods required additional funding from the community and the teachers were not given training opportunities.
(d) Parks in African-American neighborhoods were not maintained and hand very little landscaping or open fields, whereas parks in white neighborhoods were well maintained and landscaped.

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

12. What event took place in Chicago during April that foretold conflict at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?
(a) A large peace march was held in Chicago in the Loop area.
(b) Martin Luther King was assassinated.
(c) Eugene McCarthy's primary victories invigorated the antiwar movement.
(d) Senator Bobby Kennedy was assassinated.

13. What did Richard Daley actually do with the 1970 scandal involving public officials?
(a) He took money from City Hall to pay back the Cook County Democratic Party for the Bahamas trip expenses.
(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 did not follow up on his promises to reform the Police Department after the deaths of the Black Panthers.
(d) He took money out of the Cook County Democratic Party campaign fund to pay back City Hall for the party expenses.

14. 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) 25,000 police officers and National Guard soldiers.
(c) 2,500 precinct walkers and sanitation workers.
(d) 20,000 Marines and Illinois State Patrolmen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the election results for Richard Daley's fifth term mean for his influence over Chicago politics?

2. How widely regarded was Richard Daley's victory for his fifth term regarded?

3. Who did Richard Daley convince to hold the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

4. How did Richard Daley respond to growing tensions in the weeks leading up to the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

5. Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects?

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