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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 are two titles given to ward committeemen?
(a) "The clout", and "Mr. Big."
(b) "Our beloved leader", and "the boss."
(c) "Our beloved leader" and "the clout."
(d) "The chosen one" and "the fair haired boy."

2. Daley did not personally attack his opponent, but what was one of the things the Democratic Machine did during the election?
(a) It stole yard signs of Daley's opponent.
(b) It passed around photographs suggesting Daley's opponenet was having an illicit affair.
(c) It passed around Merriam's divorce papers in Catholic neighborhoods.
(d) It doctored documents that showed Daley's opponent stole public money for his business.

3. What did Richard Daley do through the evenings of the 1920's after he was finished with his day job with the City?
(a) He attended DePaul Law School.
(b) He drove a truck delivering coal to factories.
(c) He wrote campaign speeches for Democrat dignitaries.
(d) He tended bar for several illegal speakeasies.

4. Royko reported that ___________ were not upset with Richard Daley's abuses of power.
(a) Democrats.
(b) Presidents.
(c) Chicagoans.
(d) Republicans.

5. Royko reported that _______________ were most suspicious of Richard Daley.
(a) Illinois governors.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Outsiders to Chicago.
(d) Congressmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Republican candidate opposing Richard Daley in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election?

2. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?

3. How did ward committeemen use their influence to encourage participation in elections?

4. Why did some members of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee believe that Richard Daley was not suited for the position of Chairman?

5. How were many of the precinct committee positions earned through the years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the motivation for Richard Daley to maintain segregation?

2. Who was Abraham Lincoln Marovitz and how did he become acquainted with Richard Daley?

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

4. How did Richard Daley respond to rumors of an anti-war faction planning to cause trouble at the 1968 Democrat National Convention?

5. What was the result of the turmoil during the 1968 Democratic National Convention to Richard Daley's personal popularity?

6. What were some of the things that police were involved in that made the Chicago Police Department corrupt?

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

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

9. What was the most notable contribution Richard Daley made to the Cook County Democratic Central Committee and how was it shown?

10. What did Mike Royko believe will come of the memory of Richard Daley's reign as Mayor of Chicago?

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