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

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

3. What kind of speaking style did Daley have?
(a) Amusing, friendly, and relaxing.
(b) Smooth, soothing, and inspiring.
(c) Coarse, blunt, and direct.
(d) Rapid, pointed, and evasive.

4. Who was among the more famous ward committeemen from the South Side of Chicago?
(a) Adalai Stevenson.
(b) Vito Marzullo.
(c) Abraham Marovitz.
(d) Al Capone.

5. What was the reputation of the mayor who preceded Richard Daley?
(a) He was too easy on Republicans.
(b) He was too easy on non-voting immigrants.
(c) He was too stingy with patronage jobs.
(d) He was a weak token.

Short Answer Questions

1. Royko reported that _______________ were most suspicious of Richard Daley.

2. What was the result to Richard Daley from the unusual circumstance of Clarence Wagner dropping out of the contest for Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee?

3. What did Richard Daley leave behind after his death?

4. What are patronage jobs?

5. How often were Richard Daley's phones checked for bugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What law enforcement order did Richard Daley make during riots that broke out after the assassination of Martin Luther King?

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

3. What was Richard Daley's strategy regarding dirty campaigning?

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

5. Why did the grand jury report on the Black Panther shootings cause problems for Daley's administration?

6. 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?

7. What event caused violence to increase during protests against Chicago's segregation?

8. How did Richard Daley perform in the segregated neighborhoods during the election for his fourth term, and to what did Daley attribute the results?

9. What was the school that Richard Daley attended after high school and what sort of skills did that school teach?

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

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