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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. In what year was Richard Daley born?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1902.

2. What were some of the other visible changes that Richard Daley made during his first year as mayor?
(a) He established a new bus system, converted empty lots into city parks, and added a day to trash pick-up.
(b) He improved roads and streets, established a new bus system, and added an additional day to trash pick-up.
(c) He hired more cops and firemen, converted empty lots into city parks, and established a new bus system.
(d) He hired more cops and firemen, and he improved roads and street lighting.

3. What talent of Richard Daley's earned him praise from Democrats around the country?
(a) His knack for organizing meetings.
(b) His ability to smear Republican opponents.
(c) His ability to deliver stirring speeches.
(d) His ability to turn out votes.

4. 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.

5. When did Richard Daley prepare for speeches he gave to civic organizations?
(a) On his way to the speech.
(b) During weekends when he did not work.
(c) During free time he had over the week before he gave his speech.
(d) Over dinners with his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the issues that members of the Democratic Central Committee used to oppose Richard Daley during his campaign to become Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee?

2. To what or whom did Royko compare Richard Daley's character?

3. Why did Richard Daley earn a nickname while he was using public funding for various public works projects?

4. What was the name of the lawyer who investigated the relationship between Daley and Marovitz?

5. What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Why, according to Mike Royko, were immigrants supportive of Richard Daley?

6. Who was Richard Daley's first opponent in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election and what made him a good candidate against Daley?

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

8. Who was Mike Royko and what was his interest in Richard Daley?

9. What were three scandals that plagued the Chicago Police Department in 1959 and 1960?

10. Where was Richard Daley customarily dropped off in the early years that he was Mayor of Chicago to make his regular stops before he went to City Hall, and why was that drop-off point changed?

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