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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Republican candidate opposing Richard Daley in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?
(a) Vito Marzullo.
(b) Dan Rostenkowski.
(c) Martin Kennelly.
(d) Alderman Robert Merriam.

2. To what or whom did Royko compare Richard Daley's character?
(a) The City of Chicago.
(b) George Washington.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) A kindly father figure.

3. What did Royko describe as Richard Daley's character traits?
(a) Loud, profane, immoral and angry.
(b) Hot-tempered, simple, devious and powerful.
(c) Studious, resolved, calm and patient.
(d) Simple, quiet, humble and kind.

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

5. Where did the Introduction first appear?
(a) Chicago Herald.
(b) Chicago Tribune.
(c) Chicago Sun-Times.
(d) New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard Daley became connected with a judge named Abraham Lincoln Marovitz. How did they meet?

2. What was the label that was given to those who had similar views to Richard Daley in the Cook County Democratic Party?

3. How were patronage jobs issued in Chicago?

4. What were some of the other visible changes that Richard Daley made during his first year as mayor?

5. If Chicagoans were disagreeable when they raised complaints to the city, how did Richard Daley regard their complaint?

Short Essay Questions

1. In earlier times how would a ward committeeman coerce immigrants to vote for Democrats?

2. What are two daily rituals that Richard Daley had on his trip to work?

3. What was Richard Daley's first achievement as Mayor of Chicago in 1956?

4. Why did leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination of 1972 congratulate Richard Daley on his 1971 election victory?

5. What did Richard Daley become to many immigrants according to Mike Royko?

6. What did a grand jury report on Richard Daley's 68th birthday?

7. What was Richard Daley's strange moral code?

8. What was the "Battle of Michigan Avenue"?

9. How were Chicago neighborhoods like small towns when Richard Daley was growing up?

10. What were the three types of party officials in a precinct for the Cook County Democratic Party and what did they expect from their efforts?

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