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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. What happened when Richard Daley ran for his second term?
(a) He chose to step aside and run for state senate.
(b) The election ended in a draw and Daley ended up being selected by the Chicago City Council.
(c) He was overwhelmingly re-elected.
(d) Corruption and segregation caused him to be narrowly defeated by Robert Merriam.

2. What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party?
(a) Access to funds from the National Democratic Party to use at his whims.
(b) Police protection for him and his family.
(c) Control over his own political machine.
(d) Direct access to politicians from around the country.

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

4. How did Royko describe Richard Daley's response to political brawls in Chicago?
(a) He would call a truce and negotiate between the warring factions.
(b) He'd sit in the middle of it all and and look as happy as a kid at a birthday party.
(c) He would take sides and use his power to crush his opponents.
(d) He would ignore it had let it take its course.

5. What made the Cook County Democratic Central Committee so powerful?
(a) It set Democratic Party policy in Chicago and Cook County.
(b) It was directed from Washington, D.C.
(c) It was led by Adalai Stevenson.
(d) It had direct links to Harry Truman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the last elected Chicago Mayor before Richard Daley?

2. What did Richard Daley do through the evenings of the 1920's after he was finished with his day job with the City?

3. Why is the Chicago race riot of 1919 an important event in Richard Daley's history?

4. Who was the Democrat official who became a rival to Daley in his climb to the chairmanship of the Democratic Central Committee?

5. Daley did not personally attack his opponent, but what was one of the things the Democratic Machine did during the election?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chicago's city government conspire to segregate neighborhoods?

2. How did Richard Daley decide whose complaints will get satisfactory treatment?

3. Who were two important candidates that Richard Daley chose to run for office after the turmoil of the 1968 Democrat National Convention and why was it important for them to win?

4. What is nepotism and how did Richard Daley use it?

5. What was Richard Daley's margin of victory in 1971 and what did it mean for his power over Chicago?

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

7. 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?

8. What were some of the events that happened over the years along the route Richard Daley took to work?

9. What infamous Chicago event took place in 1919 the day after Richard Daley graduated from his post-high school training and why was it important to Daley's story?

10. How did Richard Daley become a candidate for Mayor of Chicago?

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